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Corporation to file affidavit by August 14

K.T.Sangameswaran

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation on Monday submitted before the Madras High Court that it would file an affidavit by August 14 with regard to a writ petition seeking a direction to the authorities to remove all encroachments and other obstructions on Pinjala Subramania Street, T.Nagar, and to ensure smooth ingress and egress for the residents of the street.

Corporation’s counsel made the submission when the petition came up before the First Bench comprising the Chief Justice A.K.Ganguly and Justice F.M.Ibrahim Kalifulla. The matter has been posted for Thursday.

In his petition, filed by counsel K.V.Babu and S.Vasudevan, the petitioner, V.Radhakrishnan, a resident of Pinjala Subramania Street for several years, said the original width of the road which was 40 feet had diminished to 20 feet because of the earmarked vehicular parking.

Hawkers, traders and street vendors had been permitted to occupy either side of the street for carrying on their business.

Interim order

On an earlier occasion, the High Court passed an interim order directing the respondents to remove all encroachments on Mangesh Street, Rangan Street and Ramanathan Street when the authorities permitted hawkers to relocate themselves in the streets as a flyover was being constructed on Usman Road.

Since there was an order restricting, relocating hawkers in the three streets, the authorities were relocating the hawkers on Pinjala Subramania Street.

The petitioner said when he approached the Chennai Corporation with a request to remove the encroachments, nothing was forthcoming.

Relocation of vendors

On the contrary, relocating the street vendors and hawkers was going on in full swing. This caused a major hindrance and hardship besides hindering smooth flow of traffic, making the entire traffic coming to a standstill.

The petitioner submitted that the act of the authorities in not taking any action against the encroachments and reallocation of hawkers was a blatant violation of principles of natural justice and bad in law.

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