Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 15: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Ashish Sharma and Deepak Singh Balouria against unplanned digging and frequent traffic jams in Jammu, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Bansi Lal Bhat today arrayed Chief Engineer R&B as party respondent and issued him notice returnable within four weeks.
In the petition, it has been submitted that the entire process of digging of roads was so mismanaged that the same were left dug up for months together with either little or no progress. “Not only this, the roads where sewerage pipes had been laid, the agencies responsible for metalling the same were absolutely callous in the discharging duty”, the petitioners further submitted.
After hearing Senior Advocate BS Salathia with Advocates Meenakshi Salathia and Bhanu Partap Singh Salathia, DB observed, “it was recorded in order dated 05.10.2015 that Chief Engineer R&B be directed to file affidavit detailing therein the thickness of black topping of the main roads as well as internal lanes done by the department”.
With these observations, DB arrayed Chief Engineer R&B as party respondent and issued notice to him returnable within four weeks.
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