NMC faces 1 cr penalty for ignoring HC orders on rehab
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court on Tuesday lashed out at the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) for failing to act on its repeated directives related to the rehabilitation of licensee vendors displaced by the Ganesh Tekdi railway station parking plaza project. The division bench comprising Justices Avinash Gharote and Abhay Mantri warned that it was inclined to impose a penalty of 1 cr on the civic body for its "insensitive" conduct and disregard for court orders.The court was hearing a petition filed by Syed Sakir Ali Abdul Ali and 34 others through Counsel Mahesh Dhatrak, who challenged the prolonged delay in implementing a revised proposal under Section 37 of the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning (MRTP) Act.The proposal, crucial for rehabilitating affected shopkeepers, was to be submitted by NMC to the state govt as directed by the court on February 27. However, as of May 5, the civic body failed to send the required proposal.
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