Jharkhand HC seeks reply on roads by Sept 5

Ranchi, Aug 21 (UNI) The Jharkhand High Court today directed the Union and the state government to file affidavits by September 5 about their initiatives for improvement of road conditions in the state.

The court further directed to conduct a meeting to take a common stand over the matter.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Muthuswamy Karpagvinyagam and Justice Narendranath Tiwary passed the order while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by one Handu Bhagat.

Earlier, as per court's order all the Deputy Commissioners filed their reports regarding conditions of roads.

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