Plea to vacate stay on pay and park rejected

Plea to vacate stay on pay and park rejected
DH News Service, Bangalore:
The petitioner, Subramanya of Ishwarya Associates, had appealed the court to vacate the stay on pay and parking on several streets of Bangalore. The single judge in the order dated January 23, 2009 had stayed the pay and park.

The High Court has dismissed an appeal to vacate the stay on parking fee collection and a writ petition challenging cancellation of the initial order by the BBMP.

The petitioner, Subramanya of Ishwarya Associates, had appealed the court to vacate the stay on pay and parking on several streets of Bangalore. The single judge in the order dated January 23, 2009 had stayed the pay and park.

Counsel for BBMP Ashok Harnahalli submitted that the Council on January 29, 2005 had resolved not to collect the parking fees. The BBMP’s present administrator has not now taken any decision on levying parking fees.

Ishwarya Associates was authorised to collect the parking fee from January 2 and the contract was withdrawn on the same night, following criticism. However, the petitioner has fixed the fee on his own, which is more than the sum of Rs 3.5 lakh he deposited.

The counsel argued the person who had signed the order had also no jurisdiction to do so. As per the pay and park system on 11 roads in the City, Rs 2 per hour for a two-wheeler and Rs 10 per hour for four-wheeler were collected.