Dissatisfied with the way several authorities are dealing with its orders, the Gujarat High Court on Friday has asked the commissioners of Ahmedabad City Police and municipality to keep city roads free of cattle.
The second-division bench of Justice MR Shah and Justice BN Karia was hearing a contempt petition filed by one Siddharth Jha. According to the petitioner, the authorities, including the city civic body, had taken no action despite the court's order that no cow fodder should be sold on the roads. The order also mentioned that the bodies must ensure that the cattle owners do not let the animals stray on roads. The situation has not changed a bit since the last court order was issued, the petitioner told the court.
In the last hearing, the court had pulled up the corporation and the city's police for not abiding by its order. City's police commissioner AK Singh and municipal commissioner Mukesh Kumar were present at the court on Friday.
The judges had also asked the duo if they were not worried about the citizens' lives. Don't you think you need to make roads and streets free óf stray animals so that citizens can safely drive on road? "The duo, reportedly, assured a solution on a priority bases.
Bad Roads
The second-division bench also asked the municipal corporation for a quality check of all roads that are been resurfaced and asked the civic body to submit the court the road quality certificates. The division bench of Justice MR Shah and Justice BN Karia are hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) moved by Mustak Kadri in which he alleged that surfaces of most of the roads are peeled off after the first monsoon rains itself.
Municipal Commissioner Mukesh Kumar told the court that samples of all 90 roads randomly identified are being collected and sent for laboratory testing.
The court is satisfied with the way the resurfacing work and waiting for the FSL, Gujarat Engineering Research Institute and LD Engineering College's report. The matter will be heard next on November 3.
COURT ORDER
- In the last hearing, the court had pulled up the corporation and the city’s police for not abiding by its order. City’s police commissioner AK Singh and municipal commissioner Mukesh Kumar were present at the court on Friday.
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