RAJ KUMAR
Ranchi, July 13: The Jharkhand High Court today directed VKS Company to fill the pit dug beside Ratan Heights building at Morabadi and stop construction work posing threat to the life of those residing in the said building.
The order came from the bench of Justice Rajesh Shaker, which had reserved its judgment on June 22 after hearing arguments of all sides in the petition filed by Ratan Height Society through advocate Indrajit Sinha.
The high court has given time of one month to fill the pit. Apart from this, the court also directed to break the boundary wall between Ratan Height Society.
Earlier on February 6, the high court had stayed the construction of a new apartment started four months ago adjacent to Ratan Heights after Ratan Height Society through their petition informed the court that after builder VKS Reality dug 35 feet pit adjacent to the land of their apartment on Morabadi-Borya Road due to which the entrance wall suddenly collapsed and a car parked there fell into a 35 feet pit on January 23.