Lakkar Bazar Bus Stop shops issue in High Court

Vijyender Sharma

SHIMLA----- Himachal pradesh Bus Stand Management Authority informed the court today that the encroachments made by the shopkeepers at Lakkar Bazar Bus Stop have already been removed but the handicap is that some of the encroachers have files the Civil suit before the civil courts. 

A Division Bench comprising the Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan directed the Registry fo High court  to send for all the Civil Suit before High court on 6^th January , 2016.

          The Court passed these order in a petition filed by Asha Chauhan who has  challenged the Tender Notice issued in the month of January, 2015 wherein, tenders were invited by the H.P. Bus Stand Management and Development Authority, Shimla for the repairing work of the Old Bus Stand, Shimla. It was further alleged that under the garb of repairing work, the Authority is converting Waiting Room into   Shopping Complex at same place.Earlier during the hearing it was observed by the court that public interest is involved in this matter and treated it as Public interest Litigation

The petitioner has further alleged in her petition that there are many instances where lady passengers are being harassed by the persons who are in the habit of eve teasing & harassing the ladies and these lady passengers used to feel secured in such waiting rooms.  But the Management is more concerned with there profit rather then such social issues.