Shri Sarvesh Kumar v. Joint Commissioner of Police (Licensing Unit) & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court writ petition W.P.(C) 3695/2015 (CM Appl.6581/2015), decided 03.02.2025 by Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju; petitioner Sarvesh Kumar; respondents Joint Commissioner of Police (Licensing Unit) & Anr., counsel Shiva Lakshmi (CGSC), Govind Sharma, Savita Rustogi. Subject: closure of break/blind cut in road divider in front of Neelam Filling Station, Dr. Sahib Singh Verma Marg, Kanjhawala, Delhi, to prevent accidents and fatalities; police communications dated 13.12.2024 and 17.01.2025 to PWD; delay due to State Assembly Elections. Directions: PWD to close divider break within reasonable time; temporary barricade by Respondents 1 and 2 until permanent barricade installed; construction of dividers elsewhere not precluded if per rules/guidelines and public safety. Outcome: petition disposed of. No statutory provisions or precedent cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: (i) PWD to take appropriate steps within a reasonable time frame to close the break in the divider in front of Neelam Filling Station in pursuance of the communication issued by Respondent Nos. 1 and 2; and (ii) Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 to put a temporary barricade to close the break in the divider until a permanent barricade is in place.