Jaypee waste processing plant issue back in court

Sandeep Rana

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, June 20

A day after the Municipal Corporation took over the Jaypee garbage processing plant here, the plant representatives handed over an order extending the stay on taking over the possession of the unit to civic body officials.

Though the extension in the stay was granted yesterday, the written order came today. Mayor Raj Bala Malik today cut a ribbon to start waste processing at the Sector 25 plant.

“The hearing was held through video-conferencing yesterday. At 4.42 pm, the one-month extension in the stay was granted to us in front of the MC counsel. They did not listen to us yesterday and forcibly took over the possession. It is illegal. We had to keep our staff members at Kisan Bhawan,” said NK Vohra, incharge of the Jaypee plant.

He said they had given a copy of the court order to the corporation this morning and moved a contempt plea in the court. MC Commissioner KK Yadav said, “Till yesterday there was nothing of this sort. We got the order this morning. We have now called a meeting on Monday to decide the further course of action.” Sources said the civic body was planning to move the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the order.

Earlier in the day, the MC started operating the plant on its own. It has hired some of the technical staff members of the firm. The district court had earlier given a three-month stay to the company disallowing the civic body from taking over the plant. After the period expired, the corporation served a notice on the company to vacate the premises.