Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court division bench of Justice Shrichandrashekhar and Justice Kuldeep Mathur expressed robust displeasure over the compliance report introduced within the matter of rainwater drainage in Jodhpur metropolis and issued contempt notices. Contempt notices have been issued to Jodhpur Collector, JDA Commissioner, Municipal Corporation North Commissioner and Municipal Corporation South Commissioner and a reply has been sought on October 7.
On the petition filed on behalf of petitioners Madhosingh Kachhwaha and Harikishan Vyas, advocate Swati Shekhar Kotwani mentioned that the report introduced is only a formality. On this, the courtroom reviewed the complete report introduced on August 27 by advocate Ayush Gehlot, affiliate of the Additional Advocate General. On August 14, 2024, the High Court had given directions to distribute meals, milk, ingesting water to the affected households together with correct drainage of rainwater, however the orders couldn’t be complied with.
After the listening to, the High Court mentioned that the compliance report looks like an try is being made to mislead the courtroom. It is unbelievable that after heavy rains on August 13, 2024, it was mentioned that no household could be affected resulting from heavy rains. The experiences submitted within the compliance report appear to be paperwork and can’t be trusted. The involved officers needs to be held responsible of dereliction of responsibility.
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In a metropolis like Jodhpur the place 1000’s of poor folks and laborers stay, the compliance report has taken the stand that no household was affected resulting from heavy rains. This needs to be strongly condemned. The courtroom mentioned that the report appears to point out that the course issued to distribute meals, milk, ingesting water to the affected households doesn’t imply that the affected households ought to come out to beg on the Collector’s workplace. Being a public authority, it was the responsibility of the Collector to contact the affected households always and on this regard there isn’t any indication within the compliance report dated August 27, 2024 that he himself has achieved any inspection or visited the affected space.
The High Court has directed the Jodhpur Collector to submit an affidavit as to why motion shouldn’t be initiated in opposition to him below the Contempt of Court Act, 1971 for deliberate and intentional violation of the order of this Court dated August 14, 2024. Along with this, contempt discover has additionally been issued to the Commissioner, JDA, Jodhpur, Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur (North) and Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur (South) who’ve fully failed of their responsibility.
