Amend rules on digital banners in 6 mths: HC to govt
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 21.07.2018
The Madras high court has set a six-month ultimatum for the Tamil Nadu government and Greater Chennai Corporation to bring in necessary amendments to rules governing hoardings and digital banners and to provide for stringent punishment to those erecting illegal structures.
“The government and the corporation of Chennai shall consider, within six months from the date of the order, for an amendment to rules, making it mandatory for all further display of hoardings and banners to indicate whether permission has been granted and if so the date, number and other particulars of the permission to enable stringent action against unauthorized erection and display of hoardings and banners,” said the first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice P T Asha on Friday.
Making it clear that banners and hoardings can only be put up in strict compliance of the provisions of law after getting requisite approvals or permissions, the judges said there was no need to entertain a new PIL filed by social activist Traffic Ramaswamy as the court had already passed several orders directing the government to bring in amendments to rules.
The PIL sought a direction to consider Ramaswamy’s representation dated July 11, 2018 to the authorities and to restore the statutory powers of district collectors to take regulatory measures regarding display boards, digital and cloth banners and other hoardings in Tamil Nadu, and also to take such punitive action as necessary, immediately.
It was Ramaswamy’s contention that despite the persistent court orders questioning authorities about repeated violations in erection of illegal and unauthorized banners, hoardings and display boards, which posed a constant threat to the common public.
He also alleged that due to mindless acts of the ruling partymen, who erected illegal banners, people had been put to great hardship said there was no action by the authorities.
Ramaswamy said Chennai city was a “victim to gross and innumerable violations” and added that the government and civic authorities were unmindful of the hardship caused to the general public, and were either colluding with violators or turning blind eye to violations.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: 21.07.2018
The Madras high court has set a six-month ultimatum for the Tamil Nadu government and Greater Chennai Corporation to bring in necessary amendments to rules governing hoardings and digital banners and to provide for stringent punishment to those erecting illegal structures.
“The government and the corporation of Chennai shall consider, within six months from the date of the order, for an amendment to rules, making it mandatory for all further display of hoardings and banners to indicate whether permission has been granted and if so the date, number and other particulars of the permission to enable stringent action against unauthorized erection and display of hoardings and banners,” said the first bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice P T Asha on Friday.
Making it clear that banners and hoardings can only be put up in strict compliance of the provisions of law after getting requisite approvals or permissions, the judges said there was no need to entertain a new PIL filed by social activist Traffic Ramaswamy as the court had already passed several orders directing the government to bring in amendments to rules.
The PIL sought a direction to consider Ramaswamy’s representation dated July 11, 2018 to the authorities and to restore the statutory powers of district collectors to take regulatory measures regarding display boards, digital and cloth banners and other hoardings in Tamil Nadu, and also to take such punitive action as necessary, immediately.
It was Ramaswamy’s contention that despite the persistent court orders questioning authorities about repeated violations in erection of illegal and unauthorized banners, hoardings and display boards, which posed a constant threat to the common public.
He also alleged that due to mindless acts of the ruling partymen, who erected illegal banners, people had been put to great hardship said there was no action by the authorities.
Ramaswamy said Chennai city was a “victim to gross and innumerable violations” and added that the government and civic authorities were unmindful of the hardship caused to the general public, and were either colluding with violators or turning blind eye to violations.
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