NSC Bose Road woes: Corpn chief summoned

A division bench comprising Justice M Sathayanarayanan and Justice N Seshasayee ordered the summon on Wednesday dissatisfied with the report filed by the Corporation executive engineer regards implementation of its directions pertaining to NSC Bose Road.

The bench on perusing the report raised a volley of questions which included the power connection offered to a temple at the entry of Aranmanaikaran Street.

While the Corporation claimed that the temple has not been provided with power connection, the advocates present at court refuted the statement and informed the bench that the temple has been provided with power connection and in fact many commercial establishments adjacent to it draw power from the temple.

The bench led by Justice Sathayanarayanan also raised questions about how the corporation had merely confined to moving flower hawkers from NSC Bose Road while the other hawkers continue to set shops affecting traffic.

However, the bench clubbed a contempt plea in this regard along with the PIL moved by Vandana Sarkaria seeking to direct the Corporation Commissioner to subject their support officials to undergo training at Central Road Research Institute and for appropriate direction for maintenance of pathways and posted it for further hearing to November 19 after summoning the commissioner.

The bench in its earlier order on Tuesday while seeking for the report had held “This Court can take judicial notice of the fact that right across this Court, though the platforms have been extended, the same, being used by the hawkers and very many two-wheelers are parked. As a result, the pedestrians are unable to use the platforms and virtually make them to walk on the road which may expose them to danger of being hit by speeding vehicles.”