MEERUT, Aug. 3 -- The Moradabad divisional commissioner's court has continued the stay on the demolition of 38 buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University in Rampur, allegedly built without approval, while granting interim relief to the university management. The court set August 10 as the next hearing date.

The interim order, passed during Monday's hearing, keeps the demolition directive issued by the RDA vice-chairman inoperative until the appeal is heard and decided. The court also directed the RDA to produce the complete records related to the case before the appellate authority.

The dispute began after the RDA initiated proceedings on June 28, when its regional junior engineer issued notices to the secretary of the Mohammad Ali Jau...