The decision of the Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority (MDDA) to not pass the amended map of the multi-storeyed building being constructed near the Vidhan Sabha building in Dehradun has been quashed by the high court. This decision was made by the single bench of justice Manoj Tiwari.
According to the case details, Chandra Construction Company had filed a petition in the high court stating that it had got the map of a multi-storeyed building near the Vidhan Sabha in Dehradun passed during 2013. However, some years later, the authority reportedly cancelled approval to the map on the grounds that the approval of the Vidhan Sabha secretariat had not been taken for clearing the map. Due to security reasons, the permission of the Vidhan Sabha is needed before constructing a multi-storeyed building on the opposite side of the road near the Assembly building, it was stated.
However, the petitioner contended in the high court that there is no rule among the provisions of the MDDA for seeking permission from the Vidhan Sabha.
Accepting the petition on this ground, the court quashed the order of the MDDA.