HC seeks SDMC reply on plea for health centre

The petitioner, represented through Senior advocate Sudhir Nandrajog, advocates Aman Nandrajog and Sumeer Sodhi, said the objective behind seeking the approval for the project involved the issue of larger public interest.

The plea said the proposal of construction of the health centre was initially proposed by Dutt before the authorities.

"In pursuance of the same, not only has the Health Department recognised the need and requirement of such a health facility at Amar Colony, the competent authority itself has granted all necessary approvals and permissions to further the cause of public.

"It may not be out of place to mention that even the work tender was issued and the bids were received for constructing the Health Centre at Amar Colony. All necessary procedure were followed and permissions were obtained...," the plea said.

It said that to give effect to the approved proposal of building the health centre, the SDMC commissioner had placed the ancillary proposal of disposing of the old structure of the senior citizen recreation centre, for the purpose of constructing the health centre, before the standing committee.

However, the standing committee, by "acting in an opaque and high handed manner" and without providing any reasons whatsoever, rejected the commissioner's proposal thereby stalling the entire scheme and progress of construction of the health centre.