Lucknow, Oct 31: The Allahabad High Court today stayed the arrest of former Uttar Pradesh environment minister Nasemuddin Siddiqui and two others in the Taj heritage corridor case. The Lucknow bench of the court directed that petitioners Siddiqui, former principal secretary, environment, R K Sharma and chairman and managing director of NPCC, S C Bali will not be arrested till the conclusion of the probe unless the arrest was absolutely necessary in accordance with the directions of the apex court.

The bench comprised justice Khem Karan and justice G K Gupta.


Earlier, the high court had stayed the arrest of former chief minister Mayawati, her principal secretary P L Punia and the then environment secretary V K Gupta in the said case. Bureau Report