Shimla, June 4 -- The Himachal Pradesh High Court has sought a detailed status report from the State Government regarding the prolonged delay in the development of the Dharamshala campus of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh (CUHP), particularly the non-deposit of nearly Rs.30 crore required for the project.

The direction came during the hearing of a public interest litigation concerning the delayed construction of the university's North Campus at Dharamshala.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi directed the State Government and the Department of Higher Education to place on record, through an affidavit, the current status of the project and the reasons behind the co...