Friday, April 8, 2011

Parking: Khan Market traders move HC

Friday, April 08, 2011




Traders from Khan Market in the capital have approached the Delhi High Court challenging the New Delhi Municipal Council's decision to charge money for parking vehicles at the market from next week. 

Justice S Muralidhar, before whom the petition came up for hearing on Thursday, posted the matter for Friday while directing the counsel for NDMC to seek instructions from the department on the issue. 

Filing a petition through counsel Sanjiv Sachdeva, the Khan Market traders' association has questioned the logic behind NDMC's move, arguing that "the NDMC's decision is discriminatory as there are various areas in the NDMC zones where free parking is still permitted." 

"The market complex is visited by high-profile clients including diplomats, politicians, judges, high government officials, and because of this the market is under constant scrutiny with regard to facilities and amenities available with the market," the traders said, protesting the move to introduce parking fee. 


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