AHMEDABAD: Gujarat high court on Thursday granted relief to Savaj
Resort, a luxury hotel near Gir sanctuary, after the hospitality unit
came complaining that the local authorities sealed all its rooms though
it has got an NOC to run the hotel.
The resort has got NOC for
20 rooms, but it constructed 14 extra rooms. The authorities sealed all
rooms and forced the hotel to close down on the ground that it had
violated the terms and conditions of the NOC.
The HC reminded
the state government of its order that only rooms that do not have NOC
should be sealed. The petitioner resort also highlighted that the
sealing drive was carried out on instructions issued by the additional
advocate general for violation of conditions of NOC. The court was irked
with this and rebuked the official for interpreting the court order in a
different manner and for non-compliance of the court order in proper
manner.
Before this, the HC refused to grant any relief to the hospitality unit
of Taj Group of Hotel, which was sought to be closed down by the
officials for want of NOC.
Meanwhile, the state government
informed the HC that 35 extra rooms constructed by Club Mahindra &
Resort have been sealed. Similarly, 39 rooms in Gir Forest Resort, 25
rooms in Gir Jungle Lodge, 31 rooms and 2 spas in Gateway Gir Forest and
13 rooms in Hotel Greenland have been sealed because they were
constructed without obtaining NOC.
The HC has kept further
hearing on May 4 on this proceeding initiated suo motu on a complaint of
illegal construction in the buffer zone of Gir sanctuary.
The
court has asked the state government to explain the issue of permission
granted by gram panchayats concerned to these luxury hotels, which have
constructed multi-storied buildings though there is prohibition to put
up such a structure in the buffer zone.
Besides, the court has
also sought clarification on contradictory resolutions passed by the
forest department conditionally permitting hospitality units to run in
buffer zone of 2 km, which is against the provisions of a 2010
resolution by the home department completely prohibiting such activity
in this area.
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