The Indian Express•Today at 07:42
Shimla hill cutting shocks High Court, fresh probe ordered at Annandale site
The court questioned the Municipal Corporation’s claim that the average depth of hill cutting was around seven metres when the original permission had allowed excavation of only three metres. 6, Municipal Corporation Shimla, to prepare a fresh report regarding the actual depth of digging, especially when photographs have also been placed on record,” the bench observed. The court also rejected the explanation given by authorities that no machinery was present during the inspection conducted on May 18.