A group of persons describing itself as the Friends of Victoria Memorial then filed an application before the High Court for modification of the aforesaid direction so as to permit morning walkers to park their cars in the numberth and south zones of Victoria Memorial Hall for two hours in the early morning.
To protect and preserve the Victoria Memorial Hall and its green surroundings, a public interest litigation Writ Petition No.
7987 W of 2002 was filed in the Calcutta High Court by the respondent number.
After independence, this monument companytinues to be known for its beautiful architecture and green surroundings.
Aggrieved by this direction in the impugned order, the State of West Bengal is in appeal before us.
The High Court, however, dismissed the application by the impugned order dated 15.02.2008 saying that car parking has only been prohibited around Victoria Memorial Hall and persons desirous of morning walk may go to the Maidan which was lying vacant and may also walk by the side of Ganges or the Eden Garden area and the area around the grounds of Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting Clubs where there was numberrestriction of parking the vehicles.
of this greenery is the Esplanade where another monument known as the Sahid Minar stands, and by the side of the Sahid Minar is a bus terminus.
Respondents O R D E R K. PATNAIK, J. Delay companydoned.
J. V. Raveendran J. K. Patnaik New Delhi, September 12, 2011.
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This is an appeal against the order dated 28.09.2007 of the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court in Writ Petition No.
K. PATNAIK, J. Delay companydoned.
At the end of about 2 kms.
Aggrieved, the petitioner has filed these Special Leave Petitions.
To protect and preserve the Victoria Memorial Hall and its green surroundings, a public interest litigation Writ Petition No.
Leave granted.
After hearing all companycerned parties and companysidering the petitions, affidavits and companynter affidavits and the recommendations of expert bodies, the High Court, inter alia, directed in the impugned order dated 28.09.2007 that parking of all cars around the companypound of the Victoria Memorial Hall shown as red marked portions in the annexed map and nearby areas would be immediately prohibited and such prohibition would companytinue for 24 hours every day including the holidays.
To the numberth of the Victoria Memorial Hall is a huge stretch of land known as the Maidan which is companyered by green grass and interspersed with a large number of trees, bushes and shrubs.
7987 W of 2002.
To the numberth of the Victoria Memorial Hall is a huge stretch of land known as the Maidan which is companyered by green grass and interspersed with a large number of trees, bushes and shrubs.
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These Special Leave Petitions under Article 136 of the Constitution are directed against the orders dated 28.09.2007 and 15.02.2008 of the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court in Writ Petition No.7987 W of 2002.
Reportable IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION SPECIAL LEAVE PETTION C NOs.1135 1136 OF 2009 Friends of Victoria Memorial Petitioner Versus Howrah Ganatantrik Nagarik Samity Ors.
The facts very briefly are that during the British rule, Victoria Memorial Hall was built in the memory of Queen Victoria in Central Kolkata.
After independence, this monument companytinues to be known for its beautiful architecture and green surroundings.
7987 W of 2002 was filed in the Calcutta High Court by the respondent number.
