Meerut, July 28 -- In an interim relief to Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's dream project, Moradabad divisional commissioner Anjaneya Kumar Singh on Monday stayed the Rampur Development Authority's order for the proposed demolition of 38 buildings at Mohammad Ali Jauhar University until the next hearing. This order means that no demolition or bulldozer operation can occur while the appeal is under consideration. The RDA issued the demolition order on July 15.

The commissioner's interim order came during the hearing of a statutory appeal filed by the Jauhar Trust, which challenged the RDA's order for the demolition of 38 out of the university's 40 buildings. The trust's appeal was filed by Nikhat Aflak Khan, Azam Khan's sister and a tru...