High Court dismisses appeal for passage through military station

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition filed by locals to seek a right of passage on a road passing through Jaipur military station in Jhotwara.

The single bench of Justice Prakash Gupta dismissed the petition filed by Bhootpoorva Sainik Kalyan Samiti saying that the road was not a public road and belonged to the Indian Army.

The Samiti had moved a petition before a lower court in 1994, seeking the right of passage over the road from Kailash Nagar in Jhotwara to the Chomu Pulia on Jaipur-Sikar highway, passing through the Jaipur military station. The lower court ruled against the Samiti on July 26. The Samiti then moved an appeal before the high court. After hearing the Samiti's appeal against the lower court judgment, the high court had reserved its verdict on August 18. The verdict was pronounced on Monday.

The Army authorities began closing the Kailash Nagar road after the lower court ruled against the Samiti. However, the residents sat on a round-the-clock dharna at the dispute site. During the course of arguments in the high court, the Indian Army's counsel told the bench that the road in question was in a sensitive area and cannot be allowed for public use.