Chennai: Proliferation of digital banners along the 'hoarding-free zone' from Kathipara to Pallavaram, all erected in violation of the September 2006 order of the Madras high court, has come under legal scrutiny.
In September 2006, a bench of the then Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice K Chandru had ruled that the Kathipara-Pallavaram stretch of GST Road (NH-45) had been correctly categorized as a hoarding-free zone and that local bodies, including the Cantonment Board, had no power and jurisdiction to permit hoardings in violation of a government order in this regard. The bench had pointed out that the government order had taken into account the Aircraft Act and Rules, besides public demand and long-time complaints of pilots.
In spite of the ruling, a large number of digital banners and hoardings have sprung up on the stretch in the recent past, thanks to indiscriminate permissions given by the then executive officer of the Cantonment Board. Social activist K R 'Traffic' Ramaswamy filed the present PIL demanding immediate removal of the hoardings.
17/07/15 Times of India
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In September 2006, a bench of the then Chief Justice A P Shah and Justice K Chandru had ruled that the Kathipara-Pallavaram stretch of GST Road (NH-45) had been correctly categorized as a hoarding-free zone and that local bodies, including the Cantonment Board, had no power and jurisdiction to permit hoardings in violation of a government order in this regard. The bench had pointed out that the government order had taken into account the Aircraft Act and Rules, besides public demand and long-time complaints of pilots.
In spite of the ruling, a large number of digital banners and hoardings have sprung up on the stretch in the recent past, thanks to indiscriminate permissions given by the then executive officer of the Cantonment Board. Social activist K R 'Traffic' Ramaswamy filed the present PIL demanding immediate removal of the hoardings.
17/07/15 Times of India
