Relief Denied to Punjab Kesari Group over Hotel Closure, Advised to Approach NGT: Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined to interfere with an order passed by the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) directing the closure of a 72-room hotel in Jalandhar owned by the Punjab Kesari media group. The Court held that the petitioners have an effective alternative remedy before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and refused to exercise its writ jurisdiction. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench comprising…