Supreme Court To Hear Chardham Highway Project Matter On May 14

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed the request for three-week adjournment and said the matter should be heard soon. "This is a question of national security. The road goes up to the China border".

The Supreme Court Tuesday said it would hear on May 14 the matter relating to widening of the Chardham highway project, after the Centre said it involves question of national security as the road goes up to China border. The strategic 900-km Chardham highway project aims to provide all-weather connectivity to four holy towns -- Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath -- in Uttarakhand. The matter came up for hearing before a vacation bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari. "It is a matter of border road. We cannot give this much time. It is important," the bench told an advocate, who was appearing in the matter and seeking three-week adjournment.