HC contempt case: Mohali DC cites steps to clear illegal parking, waste and hoardings

Jain stated that a meeting was held with officers from the Municipal Corporation (MC), GMADA, traffic police and local councils. The SP (Traffic) was asked to act against wrong parking near CP-67 Mall and Jubilee Walk, as well as traffic violations near the village Daun flyover. Municipal authorities were told to allow street vendors only in designated zones, ensure cleanliness, and remove illegal hoardings.

In his petition, Singh had alleged flagrant and continuing violations of the High Court’s 1998 directions in Mohali, citing garbage mounds and stray cattle along Airport Road and near the Balongi underpass, unchecked illegal parking and street vending outside CP-67 Mall and Jubilee Walk despite ample parking inside the complexes, dangerous traffic behaviour near Daun flyover caused by frequent wrong‑side driving, and the continued presence of large advertisement hoardings on main roads in open defiance of the court’s orders.

The MC report said some areas cited by the petitioner fall outside its jurisdiction but claimed daily cleaning within its limits and prompt removal of unauthorised hoardings and roadside vendors. Photographs submitted by the petitioner relating to CP-67 parking were said to fall under GMADA’s approved parking plan, with enforcement to be handled by traffic police.

The GMADA’s report cited illegal garbage dumping along PR-7 Road and Airport Road by residents of village Balongi and two private developers — M/s TDI and M/s ATS Casa Espana. Notices were issued to both to clear the waste and comply with Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The MC was also requested to stop dumping near the Balongi underpass.

The affidavit emphasised that the DC held “the highest esteem” for court orders and tendered an unconditional apology for any inconvenience caused, while arguing that the petition lacked merit and should be dismissed with exemplary costs.

The case will now come up for hearing on September 15.