Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked whether money received from the exchequer should be used to build housing, health and educational facilities for the poor or to lay cycle tracks in the country. The bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjwal Bhuyan, while hearing the petition regarding construction of separate cycle tracks across the country, said that development is not uniform in the country.
Serious problem of housing facilities for the poor- Court
The bench asked the petitioner’s counsel, “Tell us whether the money received from the public treasury should be used to create residential and educational facilities for the poor or for this (to build separate cycle tracks)?” The top court also said, “There is a serious problem of housing facilities for the poor in all major cities. People are living in slums. There is lack of health facilities, educational facilities for the poor. Are all these basic facilities provided? Should I go or this bicycle? Track?
There is a cycle track even outside the gate of the apex court – petitioner
The Court initially referred to the petitioner’s request and wondered whether such relief could be granted. The bench said, “You want separate cycle tracks to be built all over India. This is very ambitious.” The petitioner’s lawyer said that many states have cycle tracks. He said that there is a cycle track outside one of the gates of the apex court, but it is not available at the turn.
Lawyer cited pollution in winter
The petitioner’s counsel cited the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme that focuses on infrastructure development in select cities and towns. “How can we issue such a mandamus (to build a separate cycle track) is a daydream of the petitioner,” the bench said. The lawyer cited the issue of pollution in Delhi-NCR during winter and said that Having separate cycle tracks can help mitigate the problem. The bench fixed February 10 for further hearing in the matter. (With language inputs)
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