The Bombay High Court has said that roads in Mumbai, which are struggling with shortage of space, can no longer become a ‘cemetery’ for unclaimed vehicles. Along with this, the High Court gave a clear order to all the police stations to strictly follow the instructions of the traffic police to settle such vehicles.
A bench of Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice Advaita Sethna said that it would not be enough to put such vehicles only in the ‘dumping yard’ and continuous action should be taken to settle them. The order was issued on May 8.
The bench said, “In a city like Mumbai, where there is a huge shortage of space on public roads and pavements and the location is limited, such public places cannot encroach by keeping vehicles seized by the police.”
The court was hearing the petition of ‘Marathon Maxima Co-Oop Housing Society’. The petitioner was concerned about the obstruction of the vehicles seized by the nearby police station outside the gate of the Housing Society.
The Additional Police Commissioner of the Traffic Department said in an affidavit that a letter was issued to all the police stations across the city last month, which was advised to take all the vehicles left in the ‘dumping yard’.
The bench asked the state government to identify convenient places in each municipal ward to keep such vehicles. The court said, “It would not be enough to put only vehicles on the ‘dumping’ site. If these vehicles are no longer required, then continuous action is required for the disposal of these vehicles, which requires issuing appropriate advice. ”
The bench, while setting the next hearing of the case for July 2, told the traffic department that he should tell the court about the steps to be taken for the long -term resolution raised in the petition.
