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| DB directs respondents to file response within four weeks | | PIL against traffic-Jam in Jammu | | early times report
Jammu, Aug 3 (JNF): In a Public Interest Litigation filed by two practicing Advocates namely Ashok Sharma and Deepak Singh Baloria against Traffic-Jam in the Jammu City due to digging of roads, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Hasnain Massodi today directed State-respondents to file their response within four weeks from today.
Division Bench after hearing Sr. Adv BS Salathia with Advocate Vikram Sharma for the PIL whereas Deputy AG BR Chandan for the state and KK Pangotra ASGI for Union of India, issued notice to respondents, Deputy AG BR Chandan accepts notice on behalf of state respondents whereas ASGI KK Pangotra accepted notice on behalf of Union of India. While issuing notice, Division Bench observed that as the matter pertains to completion of sewerage work which has resulted in digging up of roads, traffic jams and health hazards to the general public, it would be desirable that the respondents should file their response within four weeks' from today, with a copy in advance to the counsel for the petitioners.
The PIL has been filed through Adv Vikram Sharma in which it has been submitted that the problems being faced by the common public because of digging of the roads and unattended completion of the same resulting in consistent traffic jams caused great hardships to the public at large in commuting from one place to another, thereby causing delay and disrupting the normal course of work of judicial officers, advocates, students, employees, doctors and general public.
In the PIL it has been further submitted that a huge amount of money has been invested with no accountability in the said projects anywhere has been causing great loss to the ex-chequer of the state over a period of more than five years and hampering the growth and development of the state . The projects ought to have been completed within minimum time but this mis-utilization of the funds and mismanagement on the part of the state Govt and continuous harassment to the Public at large and seeking direction to the respondents to place on record the entire sewerage plan conceived by them to facilitate the disposal of sewerage from thousands of houses from city to sewerage disposal plant.
In the PIL it has been further prayed before the Court to supervise/monitor the conception, execution and completion of the sewerage project by constitution of a committee of persons of integrity including experts to assist the Court in reaching a just decision in order to avoid mis-utilization of funds meant for the scheme.
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