SHIMLA, March 04: Himachal Pradesh government on Friday assured Himachal Pradesh High Court to provide security for World T20 match between India and Pakistan, which has run into trouble following protests and opposition by families of martyrs and some organisations.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Sureshwar Thakur on Friday passed the orders on the PIL hoping that state government will perform its legal obligation to maintain law and order at Dharamshala during the match.
“We hope and trust that, in the meantime, the respondents (government) will resolve the controversy at their own level, while keeping in view the national interests, and the learned Advocate General will put his best efforts,” the order said. The bench also put it on record that state’s Advocate General Shravan Dogra has also conveyed to the court, during the hearing, that state was under legal obligation to maintain law and order in the state.
The orders were passed on a PIL filed by one Sudhir Prakash Dogra, a resident of Shimla, who claimed that due to controversies created by some sections, uncertainty prevails over the holding of the match at Dharamshala, which is part of a series of 10 matches to be held there. He asserted that if the match was cancelled, it would dent the image of the country and also cause a huge loss to the state.
Jammu based Advocates Sunil Sethi, Parimoksh Seth and Sumit Singh along with Three HP Advocates appered for Dogra in the Court.
The court fixed the next date of hearing on March 9 to decide on maintainability of the petition but reposed trust in the assurance given by the Advocate General to maintain law and order in Dharamshala during the match.
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