Remove roadside vehicles: HC to SP

Legal Correspondent

Shimla, March 19

With a view to ease traffic woes in Shimla City, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the Superintendent of Police, Shimla, to ensure removal of vehicles parked on roadside on the Circular Road from the old ISBT to Sanjauli via Chotta Shimla and from Sanjauli to the old ISBT via Lakkar Bazar to Tara Hall School.

While passing this direction, a Division Bench comprising Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice CB Barowalia directed the authorities that if obstruction or unauthorised parking was brought to the notice of authorities, the same would be attended by them promptly without any undue delay and consequential action be taken within one hour on the receipt of such complaint.

The court said any person found violating the orders of the court would be liable to be punished under the contempt of court.

Action within one hour of complaint

If obstruction or unauthorised parking is brought to the notice of authorities, the same will be attended to promptly without any undue delay and consequential action be taken within one hour on the receipt of such complaint. —High Court Bench

During the course of hearing, the Senior Additional Advocate General has placed on record instructions received from the Superintendent of Police, Shimla, informing that the district police was committed to resolve traffic-related problems. In this regard, about 200 police personnel had been deployed to curb traffic jams in such a manner that about 90 police personnel remained present at a time.

It was further informed that all SHOs, police posts and traffic wing had

been directed to ensure that no unauthorised parking would be allowed on the road.

After perusing the instructions, the court disposed of the matter by observing that “in view of the instructions issued by the Superintendent of Police, Shimla, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the petition by directing the Superintendent of Police to ensure that the instructions, as have been imparted to this court, be complied with in its letter and spirit.”

The court passed this order on a petition filed by a contractor, who has been given the work of widening the circular road of the city, who alleged that due to unauthorised parking on roadside, it was difficult for him to complete the widening work.