New Delhi, July 14: The Supreme Court today observed that there appeared to be "something wrong somewhere" in the construction of the controversial Taj heritage corridor even as Uttar Pradesh government emphatically declared that it has not violated the apex court orders directing status quo in the mega project. When the matter came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justice M B Shah and Justice A R Lakshmanan, it expressed its unhappiness over the media reports as to how so much of construction could go on despite the apex court asking for maintenance of status quo on may 1 while permitting only erection of sand embankments.

"Something is wrong somewhere. Some action is required to be taken in this matter - against whom we do not know," the bench said while even considering entrusting the inquiry into the entire controversy to Central Bureau of Investigation. However, the state government said it would respond in two days to the court commissioner Krishan Mahajan's application accusing the state of blatantly violating the apex court's order and spending over Rs 17 crore in a project which had not got any kind of sanitation from the authorities.

Meanwhile, the executor of the heritage corridor project, National Project Construction Corporation (NPCC) through additional solicitor general Mukul Rohtagi said it has spent Rs 40 crore on the project under an agreement with the state government but has been paid till date.

The court posted the matter for further hearing on July 16. Bureau Report