Act against erring traffic policemen HC
Chennai Nov 19 PTI The Madras High Court has directed the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner to initiate swift action on complaints or information against the public authority and police officials regarding demand and acceptance of freebies bribes or any other extraneous considerations Justice S M Subramaniam gave the direction recently while allowing a writ petition from a small traders organisation in suburban Chrompet Also the Bench directed the Commissioner to constitute special squads for effective and efficient control of traffic system on GST Road and in strategical locations of other important roads in Greater Chennai He should sensitise the traffic police personnel to the issues prevailing and ensure free flow of traffic Dereliction of duty lapses or negligence must be viewed seriously the judge added According to the petitioner the authorities concerned were causing nuisance to the public at large by allowing the commuters to park the vehicles irregularly in front of their commercial establishments Large-scale irregular parking on the GST Road caused greater inconvenience to the people who were all passing through and it affected the free flow of traffic in the locality the petitioner contended PTI COR SA NVG NVG
Chennai Nov 19 PTI The Madras High Court has directed the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner to initiate swift action on complaints or information against the public authority and police officials regarding demand and acceptance of freebies bribes or any other extraneous considerations Justice S M Subramaniam gave the direction recently while allowing a writ petition from a small traders organisation in suburban Chrompet Also the Bench directed the Commissioner to constitute special squads for effective and efficient control of traffic system on GST Road and in strategical locations of other important roads in Greater Chennai He should sensitise the traffic police personnel to the issues prevailing and ensure free flow of traffic Dereliction of duty lapses or negligence must be viewed seriously the judge added According to the petitioner the authorities concerned were causing nuisance to the public at large by allowing the commuters to park the vehicles irregularly in front of their commercial establishments Large-scale irregular parking on the GST Road caused greater inconvenience to the people who were all passing through and it affected the free flow of traffic in the locality the petitioner contended PTI COR SA NVG NVG
