The Madras high court on Monday directed the municipal corporation and commissioner of police to frame a scheme to shift the fireworks sale in Bunder street, Badrian street, Anderson street, Malayaperumal street, Umpherson street and NSC Bose Road to Island grounds or some other appropriate ground.
Disposing of a public interest litigation filed by Traffic Ramaswamy, a division bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice D. Murugesan said, “The municipal corporation as well as the commissioner of police shall consider the proposal to shift these temporary shops to Island ground or some other appropriate ground and should frame a scheme in this behalf. They should explore the possibility of settling the issue, if not during the coming festival season but at least before the subsequent season.”
According to Ramaswamy, earlier on his petition the court had framed various guidelines to be followed by the authorities in the matter of issuing the licence and sale of fireworks.
He sent a representation to the authorities to shift the shops to open grounds and the deputy commissioner had replied that the government has accepted to shift the fireworks sale but the Chennai municipal corporation authorities were not taking proper action. Hence the present PIL, Ramaswamy added.
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