Chandigarh,
Oct 26  Acting on a contempt of court petition, Punjab and
Haryana High Court Monday sought an explanation from Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) legislator from Amritsar, Anil Joshi, for allegedly
creating obstacles in the implementation of the court's orders.

The petition was filed in the court Oct 24, by a civil rights group,
Lawyers for Social Action, against the legislator and senior Amritsar
Municipal Corporation (MC) official D.P.S. Kharbanda.

Justice Nawab Singh Monday sought a response from the two before the case's next hearing, slated Nov 25.

"The Amritsar legislator had committed contempt of the high court by
creating obstacles in the removal of hoardings and interfering in the
police administration. He also resorted to coercive methods for the
transfer of the senior superintendent of police," the group's secretary
Kamal Anand told IANS.

Kharbanda also had committed the contempt of court by not removing the
hoardings, which was his duty as per the court's directions, the group
said.

Besides, the court also said that all the signboards hoardings, neon
sign boards, advertisement boards, facing the highway, main road and
the side roads/lanes should be removed within a month. (IANS)