HC halts Mayawati’s demolition plan

In an extraordinary sitting held at 3 am on Tuesday, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has temporarily halted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's plan to demolish a 50 acre sports complex and expand the Ambedkar Park. Senior judge Pradeep Kant has stayed the eviction of the people staying in the sprawling Ambedkar Sports Complex in posh Gomti Nagar - home to about 500,000 people - and also all demolition activity.