DEVINDER GUPTA, C. J.

( 1 ) PETITIONERS, who are residents of subashnagar, Alwal, Secunderabad, allege that the residents of the area had been using the road on which the buses are also plying and the road had been in existence for a long time, and the defence personnel are not allowing the repair of the road which was damaged due to rain. Therefore direction is sought against respondents not to stop the plying of buses.

( 2 ) AFFIDAVIT in reply has been filed by the quarter Master, MCEME, Secunderabad, stating that there is alternate road available to the residents of the area in question and also for other persons residing in and around the locality. It is stated that security was recently strengthened in the light of the development in the borders with Pakistan and after series of incidents had taken place in various parts of the country involving espionage activities undertaken by I. S. I, agents of Pakistan. Respondents have denied the petitioners right to use the roads which pass through defence area saying that allowing of buses through the aforesaid property would jeopardise the security. MCEME is one of the most important colleges of Indian Army imparting technical educati

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