The Allahabad High Court has directed the State Government to not to demolish the old city gates of Rampur. The court directed the Rampur district magistrate and executive engineer of Public Works Department to file their reports regarding the condtion of the old gates. The Arcahelogical Survey of India has also been directed by the court to file its report.
Further the court directed the State Government and its Cabinet Minister Azam Khan to file counter affidavits in the matter. A division bench of Justice VK Shukla and Justice Suneet Kumar issued the directions hearing a petition filed by the Congress MlA Nawab Kazim Ali Khan. He alleged in the petition that the demolition of the old city gates of Rampur were of arachaeological signficance and were being demolished at the instance of Azam Khan who also belonged to Rampur.
The court has given three weeks time to the respondents to file their affidavits.