High Court Serious About Unauthorised Construction of Hospitals in Udham Singh Nagar, Jalandhar

Punjab & Haryana High Court has hardened its stand on the issue of Hospitals and nursing homes running in unathorised premisesin Udham Singh Nagar, Jalandhar. These plots were originally allotted as residential plots.

The Hon'ble High Court has , also, directed that such errant Municipal Corporation officials be brought to book whose duty it was to prevent such hospitals to come up in the first instance.

There are more than 25 hospitals functioning in Udham Singh Nagar, Jalandhar. This posh residential colony was initially developed by Improvement Trust, Jalandhar and was transferred to Municipal Corporation in 1984.