Road to resort: HC notice to CM Parkash Singh Badal

The resort is owned by the CM’s son and Punjab deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal and his wife, Union minister Harsimrat Kaur.

The petitioner informed the court that the CM, despite having a “direct conflict of interest resulting in bias”, had chaired the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority’s meeting wherein a decision to amend the master plan and build the road was approved.

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The Indian Express had first reported on May 19 about the construction of a road from Majra T-junction (Chandigarh-Kurali-Siswan T-junction) to Palanpur in Kharar tehsil of SAS Nagar district, leading to Metro Eco Green Resorts.

The newspaper had on May 21 also reported that the 100-feet wide road as well as the amendment in the master plan to accommodate the road was approved by the committee headed by the Chief Minister on May 28, 2013.

On the petitioner’s request, the court issued notices to the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Punjab Infrastructure Development Board and East India Hotels Ltd. Metro Eco Green Resorts is a company in collaboration with East India Hotels Ltd.