P&H: Refuses Protection Plea Over Land Dispute, Says No Ground Made Out for Police Directions
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to issue directions for police protection in a petition filed by Dheeraj Kumar Jha, who claimed that he and his father were being threatened and harassed while carrying out construction activity on land in Ludhiana.
The petitioner said he had purchased agricultural land at Village Ramgarh, Sub-Tehsil Sahnewal, and that trouble began when he started construction for labour accommodation and storage of materials. He alleged that private respondents objected to the work, that he and his father were illegally detained on one occasion, and that the police were acting in connivance with...
