JUDGEMENT
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(1.) FROM what has been given out today before the Court, prima
facie, it appears that since after the last date of hearing i.e.,
29.11.2012, the Chief Secretary of the State reflected over the seriousness of the matter and did personally visit the city with the
Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department;
the Collector, Jodhpur; the Commissioner of Police, Jodhpur; the
Dy.Secretary-III, Urban Development Department; the Senior Town
Planner, Urban Development Department; the Commissioner, JDA;
the Dy.Commissioner of Police(East); the Secretary, JDA; the
Commissioners, Municipal Corporation; and the Engineering Staff of
JDA, Public Works Department and National Highway Division
alongwith the learned amicus curiae M/s Ashok Chhangani, Pankaj
Sharma, Vipul Singhvi and L.K.Purohit.
(2.) SEVERAL of the things/aspects taken note of and instructions given by the Chief Secretary have also been placed on record.
It is informed that the learned Chief Secretary had had an extensive meeting with the officers concerned and issued several
directions. It is also submitted that as per the directions given,
execution of all the necessary work has been taken up and is being
continued. The learned amicus curiae also submit that with the visit
of Chief Secretary, the problems and requirements have been duly
taken note of and sincere decisions have not only been taken but
they are being put to implementation so as to ultimately provide
hassle-free smooth traffic in the city at Jodhpur.
In view of the above, we deem it just and proper to defer this
matter for some time while giving opportunity to all the concerned to
carry out all the duties and responsibilities; and to fulfill the
assurances as taken note of and dilated upon in the orders passed
in this matter in the past.
(3.) AS regards the meeting of the Traffic Control Board of JDA, now when it is noticed that a Monitoring Committee has been
constituted, which is to be headed by the Collector, Jodhpur and is
supposed to meet every week and to regularly keep the Chief
Secretary informed about the progress, we consider it proper and
hence relax the orders earlier passed in this matter as regards
holding of the regular meetings of the Traffic Control Board; and
leave it to the discretion of the Chairman of the Traffic Control Board
to convene the meetings of the Board as and when required.
However, it shall be expected of the learned Additional Advocate
General to place on record of this petition regularly the proceedings
of the Monitoring Committee. It would also be expected that in the
Monitoring Committee, the four amicus curiae who had visited the
city with the Chief Secretary would also be extended the invitation to
attend and when attending, their views would be duly taken note of.;
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