The bench posed the query after it was informed that the civic agencies had submitted "misleading and false" reports on maintenance of parks and nothing had actually been done to improve their condition.
Unhappy over the indifference of Delhi's civic agencies towards maintaining children's parks, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked them to show way forward to handle the issue.
"We are pained to note that the directions issued by us time and again remain uncomplied with. Our personal awareness about the parks in our vicinity also does not demonstrate any improvement therein. What is the way forward apart from the court's order? It is quite evident that even the little which the agencies who have at least filed their affidavits claim to have done is also only on paper and has not translated on the ground," a bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice R S Endlaw said.
It further said that "what kind of policy/schemes we need to frame for the authorities concerned." "Who should we make responsible? You will have to do it on your own. All the three corporations should look into it. The civic agencies should appoint an officer who will exclusively monitor the issue related to childrens parks in the national capital," the court said, adding that it will pass detailed order with regard to the issue.
The bench posed the query after it was informed that the civic agencies had submitted "misleading and false" reports on maintenance of parks and nothing had actually been done to improve their condition.
Amicus curiae, senior advocate Nidhesh Gupta, said that the parks, instead of appearing to be grassy and green, are all shown as patches of 'kutcha' uneven land with neither any proper vegetation nor any cleanliness. The counsel for civic agencies opposed the amicus claim and said an attempt has been made to formulate some guidelines to provide information related to maintenance of children parks.
The High Court had taken up the issue after a letter highlighting the poor condition of children's parks in the national capital was written by Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph. The apex court judge, who had gone to the Children's Park at India Gate, had complained about the park's dilapidated condition.
The court also asked North Delhi Municipal Corporation to place a detailed report on the death of a five-year-old child in a park in New Moti Nagar here and the preventive measures taken thereafter. It also said that "similarly, the Municipal Corporation within whose jurisdiction in a park at near Pitampura advocate Gaurav Rana died from electrocution, should also file a detailed report".
Both the corporations said that they were unable to find out the reason for the deaths.
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