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Jauhar University Demolition Appeal Hearing Fixed For September 25
A court in Uttar Pradesh is considering a case about buildings at Jauhar University.
The Rampur Development Authority says 38 of the university’s 40 buildings are illegal.
It ordered those buildings to be demolished.
The university’s trust appealed that decision.
The trust also asked for planning rules and other documents.
The case has been delayed several times for different reasons.
The next hearing is scheduled for September 25.
The trust says it followed the rules and expects justice.
The divisional commissioner’s court fixed the next Jauhar University hearing for September 25.
The Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust appealed against a July 15 demolition notice issued by the Rampur Development Authority.
The notice declared 38 of the campus’s 40 buildings illegal and ordered their demolition.
The appeal’s admission and stay proceedings have been postponed several times since July 27.
The trust says it has followed legal procedures and has faith in receiving justice.
- Who
- The Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust and the Rampur Development Authority are the main parties; the case is before the Moradabad divisional commissioner’s court.
- What
- The court is considering the trust’s appeal against a notice declaring 38 university buildings illegal and ordering their demolition.
- Where
- The case concerns Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur and is being heard in the divisional commissioner’s court in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The next hearing is scheduled for September 25; the appeal was filed on July 20.
- Why
- The trust is challenging the Rampur Development Authority’s demolition notice and seeking admission of its appeal and a stay.
University Trust Position
Development Authority Position
Legality of campus buildings
University Trust Position
The trust says it has complied with the rules and stated that building maps were available with the Public Works Department and the Rampur district magistrate’s office and had already been verified.
Development Authority Position
The Rampur Development Authority issued a notice declaring 38 of the 40 campus buildings illegal and ordering their demolition.
Documents and planning records
University Trust Position
The trust sought the master plan, zonal development plan, building bye-laws, regulations and other relevant rules from the authority.
Development Authority Position
The authority did not produce the documents sought by the trust at the August 13 hearing, according to the report.
Key facts
- Next hearing
- September 25
- Appeal filed
- July 20
- Demolition notice
- Issued by the Rampur Development Authority on July 15
- Buildings targeted
- 38 of the university campus’s 40 buildings
- Initial stay
- Granted on July 27 until the appeal was admitted
- Trust counsel
- Junaid Ejaz
- University management
- The university is managed by the Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust
Quotes
Junaid Ejaz
Counsel for the Mohammad Ali Jauhar Trust
“We have complete faith in the Constitution and believe that we will get justice.”
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