HUDA chief, traffic ACP absolved of contempt

GURGAON: Punjab and Haryana high court absolved Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) administrator Praveen Kumar and ACP (traffic) Ravinder Tomar from contempt proceedings at the hearing on the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway matter on Friday.
The court's direction came after the two officials explained the reasons for removing the barricades near Ambience Mall in "defiance" of the HC directives.
Earlier, both the officers were issued notices by the HC for removing the barricades near the mall and permitting an L-turn in violation of the HC orders.
In its October 8 order, the HC had made it clear that the U-turn near the 32-lane toll plaza on the expressway (from Jaipur to enter into Ambience Mall) will not be used for the L-turn (to gain entry into the mall).
On October 17, the division bench of the HC headed by Justice S K Mittal had issued a show-cause notice to Tomar and Kumar asking them as to why proceedings for contempt of court should not be initiated against them for not complying with the October 8 orders pertaining to the case.