High court disposes PIL of Marwah residents, Orders realignment of Renai-Pathgam road “Advocate Nazim Qazi, Counsel for petitioners welcome the decision”

Shafqat Shaheen Sheikh

Kishtwar May 26 (GNS). In a much publicised PIL of Marwah residents who had submitted before the Hon’ble High Court that the alignment of Renai Pethgam road be reconsidered owing to the apprehensions of gargantuan damage to the ancient temple and historical remanets of pandavas which are lying around the proposed road.
Hon’ble High Court in its earlier order against the PIL No WWPIL 3 /2017 had directed the state and Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar to realign and order the executing agencies to review the project from the zero point to save the monuments and the ancient temple which was not even cost effective. The Court gave eight weeks time to the respondents to review the project.
Accordingly the District Development Commissioner Kishtwar vide his order no DDCK/RY/PMGSY/153/17669-76 dated 14-02-2017 directed the concerned agency to realign the road owing to the court directions. But the respondents as per the order remained silent on the order which was again challenged by Advocate Nazim Qazi before double bench Who in turn passed the order directing the respondent to execute the order with in a period of eight weeks.
The petitioners have heaved a sigh of relief after the order which saved both the monuments and the cost of construction.
People have hailed the role of the learned advocate for the cause of general public in the larger interest of the society.