Archive · 29 Jan 2026
HC Panel to Measure Gurgaon Road Widths Amid S+4 Policy Challenge
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has created a team of three people to check the width of roads in Gurgaon's neighborhoods.
This is because there's a disagreement about how wide these roads are, and it's important for a rule that allows buildings to have four floors plus a parking level.
Some people who don't agree with this rule say it will cause many problems like bad air, traffic jams, and flooding because the city's infrastructure can't handle it.
The court is trying to figure out the facts to make a fair decision.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court formed a three-member commission to measure road widths in Gurgaon.
The dispute arises from a challenge to Haryana's stilt-plus-four (S+4) residential construction policy.
Petitioners argue the policy exacerbates existing infrastructure issues like air pollution and traffic congestion.
The court is considering a 2023 expert committee report that highlights infrastructure deficiencies.
The S+4 policy allows four floors plus stilt parking on residential plots in developed areas of Gurgaon.
- Who
- Punjab and Haryana High Court, petitioners, Haryana Government
- What
- Constitution of a commission to measure road widths in Gurgaon
- When
- During a hearing on Thursday
- Where
- Gurgaon, Haryana
- Why
- To resolve a dispute over road widths in the context of the S+4 policy challenge
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Commission Members
- 3
- Policy in Question
- Stilt-plus-four (S+4) residential construction policy
- Key Issues Raised
- Civic infrastructure deficiencies, traffic congestion, air pollution, flooding, groundwater contamination
- Report Cited
- 2023 expert committee report on Gurgaon's infrastructure