In its special leave petition (SLP), Tata has challenged the order whereby a stay was granted and another order by which the high court had admitted the petition for regular hearing. The petitioner has been asked to respond to the SLP within a week.

Meanwhile, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday adjourned the pending case on the housing project to January 31. Counsel for Hash Builders — a respondent in the case — requested the court to vacate the stay granted on the construction, but to no avail.

Also, Hash Builders filed a detailed reply to the ongoing PIL. The development took place during the resumed hearing of a PIL arising out of a suo motu notice taken on a news item of The Indian Express dated November 9, 2010.

The Indian Express had highlighted how the new constructions coming up in the vicinity of Chandigarh will obstruct the hill view and pose a threat to the city’s heritage. A connected PIL was filed by advocate Aalok Jagga through his counsel advocate D S Patwalia.

In its reply, Hash builders submitted that the stay granted by the high court is “detrimental” to the project. The builder has contended that the company has all the required clearances for the construction of the project and that nothing was being carried out clandestinely.