Chandigarh, May 5 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday declined a petitioner's request to extend the stay order on the stilt-plus-four-floors policy to Panchkula.

The court on April 27 had restricted the stay order to Gurugram during the hearing of a clutch of petitions challenging the policy. The court had modified it's April 2, order that stayed the 2024 Haryana government notification allowong construction of stilt-plus-four floors in the state's urban areas, stating that it appeared the state was putting people's safety at stake "merely to earn more revenue."

The court declined the request stating that the petition is finally being heard and has reached a final adjudication stage. Hence, a stay order is not required as "th...