1989 Supreme(Bom) 73
A.C.AGARWAL
Noshir Shapurji Dhabhar & others – Appellant
Versus
Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay & another – Respondent
JUDGMENT - A. AGARWAL, J.:---Lack of legal authority to introduce "pay and Park "on the public streets of Bombay is the burden of the song sung by the petitioners. The petitioners are the residents in the vicinity of Khodadad Circle, Dadar T.T., Bombay, for the past over 30 years. It is their case in short that they have been parking their vehicles in the Khodadad Circle, for a number of years. The said area, being essentially a residential area, had not much of parking space during night time except the said Khodadad Circle. The respondents, the Municipal Corporation and the Municipal Commissioner, had in the past sought to introduce scheme of Pay and Park for Cars. However, the same was abandoned after representations against the said scheme were made and a Writ Petition challenging the same was filed. However, the in the beginning of the year 1989, the Respondents sought to reintroduce the said scheme. Under this scheme, the Khodadad Circle as also various other portions of the public streets were earmarked for Pay and Park scheme. Small huts were put up in the areas cordoned for the Pay and Park. Boards containing the Rules and Regulations for the said Pay and Park
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