Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) on Friday made it clear that allotment of tender for Mohali's Rs.783-crore road development project would be subject to the outcome of the petition pending before it. The court was hearing a petition from registered contractors of GMADA, who have sought quashing of the January 11 bidding document in which the entire GMADA area was consolidated into one compact area. The project - Mohali's Next Generation Programme - was announced last month for the upgradation, resurfacing and beautification of roads and junctions in Mohali.

According to lawyer HC Arora, GMADA filed a statement that didn't answer any of the crucial issues raised by the petitioners. Hence, the high court bench ...