Chandigarh, Sept. 5 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday sought a response from the Punjab government and the Amritsar municipal corporation on a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging fresh illegal constructions around the Golden Temple corridor.

The bench, presided over by Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry, acted on a petition filed by Jagdish Singh, who claimed that despite the court's earlier directives - and with a related matter still pending before the Supreme Court - illegal construction was continuing. The court has sought a response by October 15.

It was submitted that a sealed property near Bagh Ramanand was being converted into a hotel in violation of the Amritsar Walled City (Building) Act, 20...