SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
M.C. MEHTA – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA – Respondent
O R D E R
Deepak Gupta, J.
Modern conveniences bring with them their own problems. One of the most important conveniences of the industrial age is motor transport. This has brought with it many problems but we may highlight only two:- (1) pollution and (2) parking space. It is the problem of parking which we seek to address in this order.
2. A vehicle, whether be it a motor car, bus, three-wheeler, scooter or a small scooty, transports one or more individuals from one place to the other. Once passengers /occupants of the vehicles have been taken to their destination, the vehicle in question has to be parked. Digitaly signed by JAYANT KUMAR ARORA D 16 a : t 5 e 7 : : 2 0T0 8 1 I 9 S . T 0h9.06is requires a lot of space, a lot of planning, a lot of infrastructure Reason: and a lot of money. The tendency of individuals is to save as much money as possible and not pay anything for parking.
3. Till the late 1970s motor cars were the prerogative of the rich. Most people who could afford motor cars lived in houses with drive- ways and garages. But as the economy of the country has improved and the earning capacity of people has risen there are more and more vehicles on the road. At the same t
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