Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh high court has ordered to stop all the on going construction works of Amity University in Gwalior. According to the court, the functioning of the University in such a key location would be a threat to the operations of Indian Air Force (IAF).

Gwalior air base is home for two Mirage 2000 squadrons of IAF and houses three guided missile squadrons, besides Tactics and Air Combat Development and Establishment (TACDE), operating Mig-21, 23U and 27.

Order to stop construction works was issued by a double bench at Gwalior giving due considerations to the reply submitted by IAF and Union ministry in response to notices served on them following a petition filed by a social worker Ashok Singh Bhadoria.

Video on IAF operation at Gwalior Air Base