Srinagar, July 6 -- Srinagar- The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has given authorities a final opportunity regarding removal of encroachments from the historic Shah Kul here, warning that the Vice Chairman of the Lakes Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) and the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, shall appear in person in case of failure.

The direction was passed by a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Mohd Yousuf Wani while hearing a Public Interest Litigation seeking restoration of the centuries-old canal, a protected monument that historically supplied water to the Mughal-era Nishat Garden.

The Bench expressed dissatisfaction with the latest status report filed by the authorities, describing i...