New Delhi, Mar 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought presence of senior Army officials of Western Command and NHAI project director in a dispute over land acquisition for the Ambala ring road project in Haryana.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked the senior officials to be present on March 20 and said the judges will interact with them in chambers as the matter also relates to the Army and national security.

Also Read | What Is Netflix Payment Scam? Know How Scammers Are Using Emails To Dupe Users, Tips To Stay Safe.

The top court was hearing a plea of one Vinod Kumar Sharma who challenged the August 2023 order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing a batch of writ petitions filed against the notification for land acquisition for the proposed project.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), said only a portion of Sharma's land is to be acquired for the project.

Also Read | Fake RAW Job Racket Busted: 2 Held for Duping 30 People With Fake Job Offers in Research and Analysis Wing.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)