Illegal hoardings can’t come up with out encouragement by political leaders, says HC

By PTI

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday mentioned that with out the encouragement of political leaders nobody could be placing up hoardings, lots of that are unlawful.

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik famous that not less than one chief ought to say that they do not need these hoardings.

It additionally requested the authorities to “nip the problem in the bud” by not permitting such hoardings be put up within the first place.

The bench was listening to a bunch of public curiosity litigations (PILs) on the difficulty of unlawful banners, hoardings and posters put up by the political events throughout the state, which in accordance with the pleas defaced public locations.

In 2016, the excessive courtroom had directed the state authorities and all municipal firms to make sure that no unlawful hoardings are put up in public locations and had directed the authorities to submit compliance studies.

On Thursday, further authorities pleader Bhupesh Samant informed the courtroom that whereas there may be an intent to deal with the difficulty, there was lack of manpower to take motion. The bench then mentioned that political leaders should take up the difficulty.

“Do you think that without the encouragement of their leaders they would be putting up these hoardings. Let one leader say that they don’t want these hoardings,” Chief Justice Datta mentioned.

The bench additional mentioned that the authorities ought to nip the issue within the bud. “This is why we are saying nip the problem in the bud. Why do you (authorities) let them (hoardings) come up in the first place?” the courtroom mentioned. The bench positioned the matter for additional listening to on July 28.

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday mentioned that with out the encouragement of political leaders nobody could be placing up hoardings, lots of that are unlawful.

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice M S Karnik famous that not less than one chief ought to say that they do not need these hoardings.

It additionally requested the authorities to “nip the problem in the bud” by not permitting such hoardings be put up within the first place.

The bench was listening to a bunch of public curiosity litigations (PILs) on the difficulty of unlawful banners, hoardings and posters put up by the political events throughout the state, which in accordance with the pleas defaced public locations.

In 2016, the excessive courtroom had directed the state authorities and all municipal firms to make sure that no unlawful hoardings are put up in public locations and had directed the authorities to submit compliance studies.

On Thursday, further authorities pleader Bhupesh Samant informed the courtroom that whereas there may be an intent to deal with the difficulty, there was lack of manpower to take motion. The bench then mentioned that political leaders should take up the difficulty.

“Do you think that without the encouragement of their leaders they would be putting up these hoardings. Let one leader say that they don’t want these hoardings,” Chief Justice Datta mentioned.

The bench additional mentioned that the authorities ought to nip the issue within the bud. “This is why we are saying nip the problem in the bud. Why do you (authorities) let them (hoardings) come up in the first place?” the courtroom mentioned. The bench positioned the matter for additional listening to on July 28.