Hyderabad: Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of Telangana High Court passed an interim order directing the commissioner of Hyderabad police to consider the representation seeking security and protection for the Jashane Wiladat Shahzadi ye Kounain to be held here on December 22. The judge was dealing with a writ plea filed by Syed Shams Uddin Noor, caretaker of Bibi Ka Chashma at Falaknuma. The petitioner was challenging the inaction of the commissioner in considering the representation seeking protection for the event. It was the case of the petitioner that every year police protection is sought for and granted. This year, the respondent failed to consider the representation of the petitioner. As such, the petitioner alleged that the actions of the respondent were illegal and violative of the Constitution. The petitioner also sought a direction for provision of police protection for the duration of the celebration including pre-event preparation and post-event dispersal by deploying sufficient personnel to maintain law and order. The judge passed the interim order and directed the government pleader to get instructions.
No urgency in Aquapark PIL: HC
A two judge panel of the Telangana High Court refused to expedite the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) relating to establishment of India’s largest aquamarine park and aviary at Kothwalguda. The panel directed the government to file its response to the main PIL. The panel comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao was dealing with a PIL filed by G. Sri Divya and four others. It was the case of the petitioner that the park would have potential negative consequences on the environment, animal life and human life. It was contended that the action of the state in building the park was in violation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The petitioners moved an expedite petition for early hearing of the matter, stating that there was ongoing construction/destruction by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) to establish the park on a 105-acre campus, which included luxury cottages, food courts, an open air theatre, aquamarine park and an aviary in the ecologically sensitive region. The petitioners contended that there was no environmental impact assessment, socio-scientific study report, or cost-benefit analysis for the work undertaken in the public domain.
