Maintenance of roads is important: Telangana HC

HC panel further stated that mere beautification of roads is not going to satisfy them and “maintenance of them is significant and required considering the monsoon season”

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy on Wednesday sternly affirmed that civic authorities have lately been having an unbending nature towards the citizens.

In a letter taken up as a PIL wherein a couple was using their pension to fill up pot holes since there was no response from civic authorities in spite of various representations. The panel voiced its sheer disappointment that private citizens are having to chip in situations where civic authorities must discharge their own duties. The panel further stated that mere beautification of roads is not going to satisfy them and “maintenance of them is significant and required considering the monsoon season”. The panel directed GHMC to file a status report and also directed the Deputy Commissioner to collate and tabulate each circle with the plan to go ahead for maintenance of roads. The panel also opined that the couple must be honoured and given some decent dignity for their deeds. The matter has been adjourned to July 21 for further hearing.

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PIL on animal abuse

The same panel on Wednesday ordered notice to Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in a PIL filed by P Sree Ramy, a 21-year-old seeking guidelines for animal abuse in Telangana. The petitioner, appearing party-in-person requested for guidelines for preventing animal abuse in Telangana and to provide stringent punishment to the perpetrators. The petitioner submitted that a CD with confidential information has been produced and it will be beneficial if the court went through it. She also contended that killing of canine is not a viable solution for population control as the root problem still remains unaltered since there is gross ignorance on behalf of the civil authorities. The matter has been adjourned to September 15.

PIL by former NSG commando closed

The same panel on Wednesday closed the PIL case of the injured NGS Commando getting assistance for his children’s education from the defense department. The PIL was filed by Kangala Sriramulu claiming child education allowance as per the rules of the army.  He was an expert in defusing grenades with the bomb disposal unit of National Security Guard (NSG) and was crippled badly in the terror attack on the Pathankot Air Force base in Punjab and was unable to walk freely or perform anything on his own. He pointed out that he suffers from short term memory loss and went into a coma. Special Government Pleader stated that an affidavit was filed by the director of the Sainik Welfare department that they are giving assistance to the education of the children, as per the aforesaid affidavit the panel closed the petition.

The same panel on Wednesday directed the Principal Secretary Women and Child Welfare Department to file a detailed report covering aspects regarding upgradation of old age homes and construction of new buildings within four weeks with a copy to learned Amicus Curiae.

The panel further directed the Principal Secretary to be present virtually to assist the court with relevant facts. Based on a newspaper report the panel took up suo motu public interest writ petition questioning the state of affairs prevailing in old age homes in the Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy Districts more particularly on lack of basic amenities at Mamatha Old Age Home at Shilpa Nagar in Nagaram that were lacking basic amenities for human dwelling. It consists of only two-bedroom houses as one block with 52 old aged persons in one house with only seven cots for different aged persons. The article complained that the said home was being maintained unhealthily with foul smell emanating from the rooms with only two toilets that were unfit for human dwelling. The Circle Inspector of Police who visited the Home on January 23, 2020, found that some of the inmates were tied with chains and they were being treated inhumanly. The panel will continue to hear the matter on September 29.

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