The Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that Punjab was required to resolve issues — arising out of farmers’ stir — for providing free ingress and egress to Adani Logistics Ltd. to its premises.
But the State counsel has not been able to bring to the court’s notice “further efforts” made recently for solving the problem.
The observations by Justice Lisa Gill came almost a month after a high-powered committee was ordered to be constituted to prevent further loss/wastage of about 8,000 metric tonnes of foodgrain stored in Adani Wilmar Limited facility at Ferozepur.
As a petition filed against the Union of India and other respondents by Adani Logistics Ltd. through senior counsel Sanjay Kaushal came up for hearing, Justice Gill observed that a coordinate Bench had on May 20 directed that the State DGP, in consultation with the Chief Secretary, may take the initiative to get the blockade lifted by active persuasion of the protesters, peacefully and in accordance with law.
But the blockade in question had not been removed till date. Justice Gill added it was also brought to the court’s notice that the coordinate Bench on June 18 in another matter directed the constitution of a committee to find a way forward for putting an end to the piquant situation.
It is for the state to redress the issue which has arisen in order to provide free ingress and egress to the petitioner to its premises to enable it to continue its business. The counsel for the state is unable to bring to my notice any further efforts which may have been taken for solving the problem,” Justice Gill observed.
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