India, May 20 -- A Gurugram court has stayed further construction by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on a disputed structure in a society in Sector 50, after residents alleged the civic body was illegally building a ward councillor's office on land earmarked for a community centre.

In an order passed on May 16, additional district judge Yashwinder Paul Singh directed MCG to maintain the status quo and stop further construction until the trial court decides the residents' plea seeking an injunction. The judge noted there was nothing on record to show MCG had obtained approval from the Directorate of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) or the district town planner for changing land use or constructing the office building and that ...