The Andhra Pradesh High Court (HC) issued a stay on the construction of houses for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the R-5 zone in Amaravati. A full Bench comprising Justices D.V.S.S. Somayajulu, Cheekati Manavendranath Roy and Ravinath Tilhari gave an interim order to that effect on Thursday.
They stated in the order that the question of inducting people from outside the district (Guntur) is firstly a debatable issue and that modifications to the Amaravati master plan and the AP Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authorities Act related to affordable housing plots is the subject matter of a judicial challenge.
Further, they said the AP Capital Region Development Authority has not complied with the relevant Land Pooling Scheme (LPS) Rules and certain regulations related to the allotment of the land (in R-5 zone) to the Revenue Department.
