Chandigarh, May 30 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) on Friday junked the Tribune flyover project while holding that the same goes against the provisions of the Chandigarh Master Plan (CMP) 2031, according to which flyovers are not recommended in the entire city due to "heritage considerations".

It said that the master plan is statutory in character and can be changed or modified only by following the process, adopted at the time of formation. "CMP-2031 is inviolable and every provision of the same is mandatory in nature," it said.

"Chandigarh is the last well-planned city of this country, which has its unique features embodied in the concepts created by its architect Le Corbusier. These need to be preserved and protected, espec...