HC-PIAO 2 LAST

\ Earlier, the high court had said it would decide whether Earlier, the high court had said it would decide whether\the kiosk was a heritage site or not and asked the government\to inform it when the kiosk was built.\ The court had ordered removal of illegal encroachments\from footpaths and roadside of Chandni Chowk.\ A mob took to violent protests in April when municipal\officials had demolished the kiosk following the high court\\’s\order. The \\’piao\\’ was rebuilt overnight after the officials\left.\ Against this, a contempt was filed in the court and the\members of the committee were directed to file their response.\ The court today said \\"being responsible citizens, you\should say that you will abide court\\’s order and also\apologise for your past conduct.\\"\ \\"There was a order, you have to abide by it,\\" the court\said, adding that \\"who would like to antagonise the Sikhs.\Even the Punjab election is there next year.\\"\ The court has now fixed the matter for November 10 by\when it has asked the committee and the authorities to give\the current photographs of the area.\ It also asked them to file the plan and manner in which\they will proceed further in the future.\ The bench had earlier expressed displeasure over the\reconstruction of the water kiosk near Gurudwara Sis Ganj\Sahib after its demolition on judicial orders and warned that\it would not tolerate people taking law into their hands. PTI\PPS ABA HMP\ARC\