Hyderabad: The Hyderabad HC on Tuesday directed the Hyderabad Metropolitan Sessions Judge to depute a judicial officer to inspect the alleged encroachments of pavements at Siddiamber Bazaar and Mahabubgunj in the city and submit the report.
The court sought the names of those who were taking over the footpaths. The bench directed the GHMC and the police commissioner to extend necessary assistance to the officer.
A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice M. Ganga Rao was dealing with a PIL by one Lakshmi Nivas Agarwal stating that civic authorities were not removing the encroachments.
Advocate-General D. Prakash Reddy said that GHMC had constituted a committee after court orders, which had clea-red the encroachments and was monitoring the area to ensure that shopkeeper do not occupy the pavements again.
