HC orders status quo on Butibori flyover

September 20, 2013

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NAGPUR: Nagpur bench of Bombay high court, on Thursday, ordered a status quo on National Highway Authority of India’s (NHAI) decision to construct a flyover at Butibori T junction. A division bench comprising Justices Bhushan Gavai and ZA Haq also issued notices to the respondents asking them to file a reply within three weeks, after which the case would be taken for disposal. NHAI general manager, regional manager and project director in Nagpur, MIDC executive engineer and Oriental Nagpur Bypass Limited at Dongargaon were made respondents in the case. Srikant Khandalkar was counsel or the petitioner Umesh Chaube, a social worker.

According to Khandalkar, NHAI through its communication of May 29 had granted permission for the construction of flyover at Butibori T junction on National Highway No 7 going to Hyderabad that will connect internal MIDC road. He also blamed the union minister for social justice and empowerment for writing a letter for constructing the flyover at MIDC junction without going into the factual aspect. He contended that there is no need for flyover and traffic congestion can be solved through extending the existing road to 60 metres.

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