Apollo Hospital petition dismissed

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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition by Apollo Hospital here challenging demolition of its boundary wall by the National Highways Authority of India in 2007 saying there was no illegalities in the action taken by the Authority.

A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice Mukul Mudgal and Vipin Sanghi dismissed the petition.

The hospital had challenged demolition of the boundary wall on the ground that the Authority had nothing do with it as the land for building the hospital was allotted to it by the Delhi Government. The Authority had demolished the boundary wall following submission of a report by one of the Court Commissioners to the High Court in 2006 saying that the hospital had encroached on the land of the Authority.

The High Court was at that time monitoring demolition of unauthorised constructions and removal of encroachments on public land in the Capital. The Authority had taken the action when it came to know about the encroachment by the hospital following submission of the report by the Court Commissioner.

Source:hindu