LUCKNOW, July 10 -- The designated court of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) on Thursday reserved its order on the proposed demolition of the Aliganj building gutted in the June 22 fire that killed 15 people and injured nine. The verdict is expected on Friday and will decide the fate of the property facing demolition proceedings over alleged building norm violations. The hearing concluded on Thursday after the LDA court granted a one-day extension. LDA secretary Vivek Srivastava confirmed that the proceedings had been completed and the final order was likely to be issued on Friday. The authority will decide whether the building should be demolished by the LDA or by the property owners. The order is expected to serve as a benchmark for action against buildings allegedly violating approved land-use and building regulations. The LDA initiated proceedings after a departmental inspection reportedly found that the building was being used commercially despite having only residential approval. Based on the inspection report, the authority issued a notice to the owners on June 23, seeking their response before taking further action. Official records show the three-storey building stands on a 1,992-square-foot plot in Sector D, Aliganj. Brothers Virendra Pratap Shukla and Surendra Pratap Shukla purchased the property through a registered sale deed on January 19, 2013, and the LDA transferred it in their names on August 7, 2014. The owners later secured approval for a residential building under the Auto-Map Scheme through permit number 7287/36798 on August 20, 2014. The permission remained valid until August 19, 2019. According to LDA records, the building was later converted into a commercial establishment despite having only residential approval. The authority has cited these alleged deviations while pursuing demolition proceedings....