Himachal Pradesh High Court has observed, ‘Old Shimla is losing its charm and walking culture with Umbrella and Jacket ‘is being reduced to the level of Mussoorie, where traffic on sealed roads is creating congestion.
A divisions bench of Himachal Pradesh High Court headed by Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma hearing a public interest litigation expressing concern over traffic management and poor hygienic conditions in certain areas of Shimla town observed, “Old Shimla is losing its touch and needs serious attention”.
The Court directed Secretary (Home) to file a report about the number of passes issued to people for plying vehicles on sealed roads of Shimla , the fee charged for giving the passes and information about categories of people to whom the passes have been given .
The court also directed SP Shimla to file detailed information in this regard.
Though the PIL was filed about a particular area from Ram Bazaar to ARTRAC Shimla demanding action about piles of garbage and haphazard parking of vehicles in the area, the Court directed to file a report about the whole Shimla as the problem existed in the entire town.
