A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday declined to issue an order clarifying that the pendency of a writ petition challenging the Skycity project would not be a bar on the authorities concerned in considering the applications by Yashoram Infra Developers Private Limited for taking further steps for implementing the project.
The Bench comprising acting Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice V. Chitambaresh declined a forceful plea made by the counsel for the company for a clarification order when a writ petition filed by the Indian Institute of Architects, Kochi chapter, was taken up for hearing.
The petition challenged the government order granting approval to the proposed Skycity project.
The counsel for the petitioner vehemently opposed the plea of the company. He contended that the proposed project came within the Coastal Regulation Zone – I, where construction activities had been prohibited.
However, in an affidavit, the company said that no reclamation of backwaters or wet land was needed for the project.
