The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Himachal Pradesh government to submit a report,within 10 days,on whether a Tibetan Buddhist monks offer to donate one of his kidneys,to another Tibet national,was genuine or an attempt to make money. The directions were passed by a vacation bench of the High Court after the UT Administration apprised the court that it does not have an authorisation committee to ascertain the genuineness of the offer to donate a kidney. Counsel for the Administration stated that since the patient,Dolma Bhuti,resides in Himachal Pradesh,the state government should constitute an authorisation committee and submit its finding. 21-year-old Dolma Bhuti,ailing from renal failure,had moved the court seeking directions to PGI,where she has been admitted,to immediately perform her kidney transplant surgery. Hospital authorities,on the last date of hearing,had stated that till the Himachal government and the Tibet association gave their nod,the surgery could not be performed. On the other hand, Nawang Choeden,the Buddhist monk,says he decided to donate one of his kidneys on purely humanitarian grounds,out of compassion to save Dolmas life. I found out about Dolmas condition from an article,which was fixed outside the temple wall. Realising the gravity of the situation,I contacted her within two days, Nawang said. He is a Buddhist monk-philosopher at Dzongsar Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Institute,in Himachals Mandi district. Submit details on regularised illegal Buildings Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the state government for its regularisation of illegal constructions. The court asked the government to submit details of the number of illegal buildings regularised in the last 10 years and whether there exists a policy or guideline in this regard. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice Dharam Chand Chaudhary passed this order during the hearing of a writ petition filed by Divya B Lal and others against the MCs move to regularise illegal construction in Shimla. The petitioners alleged that RK Kaushal,who had purchased a flat at Royal Oak Apartments in Upper Kaithu,was carrying on constructions that violated the sanctioned plan. MC officials visited the site and a notice to stop construction was also issued but he continued with the construction,the petition says. Acting on the petition,the court directed the Principal Secretary,Town & Country Planning,to file an affidavit specifying the provisions that enabled the government to pass orders for regularisation of unauthorised/ illegal construction,and ensure that Kaushal did not engage in illegal construction.
