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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PIL petition challenges toll collection - On Hindu Apr 12, 2009
A public interest litigation petition has challenged the collection of toll on NH-5 at Vijayanallur near Madhavaram here without completing the six laning of the highway, including the Karanodai bridge.
In the petition, ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy of T. Nagar said the NH-5 was from Chennai to Kolkata. Though it started at Mint here, it took real shape at Madhavaram under the Golden Quadrilateral project. There was a proposal to six-lane the highway.
The petitioner said the six-lane work had not even started. The bridge across the Kortalaiyar had not been fully reconstructed. Because of the toll collection, the public suffered. As toll was being collected, facilities such as toilets, pedestrian underpass, bye-lanes and service roads ought to have been provided. But they were totally lacking at Vijayanallur toll plaza.
Mr. Ramaswamy prayed the Madras High Court to issue a writ calling for the records pertaining to the notification of the Ministry of Shipping and Road Transport and Highways of February 2009 awarding rights to L and T Chennai Tada Tollway Ltd to collect toll and quash the same as illegal. He also sought a direction to authorities not to put up toll plaza in the Chennai-Tada section without completing the six-lane road.
When the matter came up before the First Bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla on Thursday, P.Wilson, appearing for the National Highways Authority of India, said the contractor was collecting the toll as per the official notification.
There was no illegality in the collection.
The Bench posted the matter for April 16 to enable the NHAI counsel to file a counter.
In the petition, ‘Traffic’ Ramaswamy of T. Nagar said the NH-5 was from Chennai to Kolkata. Though it started at Mint here, it took real shape at Madhavaram under the Golden Quadrilateral project. There was a proposal to six-lane the highway.
The petitioner said the six-lane work had not even started. The bridge across the Kortalaiyar had not been fully reconstructed. Because of the toll collection, the public suffered. As toll was being collected, facilities such as toilets, pedestrian underpass, bye-lanes and service roads ought to have been provided. But they were totally lacking at Vijayanallur toll plaza.
Mr. Ramaswamy prayed the Madras High Court to issue a writ calling for the records pertaining to the notification of the Ministry of Shipping and Road Transport and Highways of February 2009 awarding rights to L and T Chennai Tada Tollway Ltd to collect toll and quash the same as illegal. He also sought a direction to authorities not to put up toll plaza in the Chennai-Tada section without completing the six-lane road.
When the matter came up before the First Bench comprising Chief Justice H.L. Gokhale and Justice F.M. Ibrahim Kalifulla on Thursday, P.Wilson, appearing for the National Highways Authority of India, said the contractor was collecting the toll as per the official notification.
There was no illegality in the collection.
The Bench posted the matter for April 16 to enable the NHAI counsel to file a counter.
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