The Delhi High Court has asked the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and police to ensure that no commercial activity is allowed on the roads outside the Blind Relief Association near Oberoi Hotel. It was alleged that illegal parking in the area was causing immense problems to the visually challenged.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also issued notices to the Delhi government, NDMC and the traffic police of the area, seeking status reports on the issue before the next date of hearing on 24th January.
The court issued the direction on a letter written by senior advocate Dushyant Dave, seeking its intervention to stop illegal parking and commercial activities carried outside the Blind Relief Association on Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg. Turning the letter into a PIL, the bench said that for smooth movement of visually challenged persons, the area needs to be regulated.
