( P.L.E.A.D. had moved the PIL Writ Petition at the Mumbai High Court for demolition of these chowkies, as these were sponsored by anti-social elements, mostly pimps in the flesh trade. After they became known in the area as Chowky sponsorers, these people, struck deals, between the police and those who wanted to misuse the police authority, either to escape from some illegality committed or to get some business rival or some other person framed by the police.
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FACING THE HAMMER
Chowkies on footpath to be razed first
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Friday admitted before the Bombay high court that 137 of its chowkies were built unauthorisedly on pavements and roadsides These structures will be the first of the 269 illegal chowkies in the city that will be demolished.
The statistics were revealed in an affidavit filed by joint commissioner Vijaykumar Kamble, in response to a PIL filed by I K Chhugani, a resident of Khar, against illegal chowkies, many of which have been built with funds donated by local builders.
State advocate general Ravi Kadam told the court that it would require at least six months to take action against the chowkies. “The day-to-day work of policing and maintenance of law and order will suffer,’’ said the government in its affidavit, seeking time to make alternative arrangements before taking action against the illegal chowkies.
A division bench of Justice Bilal Nazki and Justice Sharad Bobde granted time but also asked the police to immediately demolish those chowkies that are abandoned.
By the Mumbai police’s own admission, of the 388 police chowkies in the city, around 279 do not have requisite permissions and 52 of them sported names of the sponsors.
To redress criticism about the illegality of the matter, the police have decided to chalk out a comprehensive plan to construct chowkies according to the assessment and requirement of the force. “The construction of police chowkies will be centralised and sanctioned from the headquarters... only after obtaining necessary permission from the BMC and other local authorities,’’ said the affidavit, adding that no private sponsorship or donations would be accepted.
In pursuant to the court’s earlier orders, Mumbai police chief D N Jadhav has also issued a circular to all 86 police stations in the city restraining them from accepting donations or sponsorships for chowkies, the affidavit said. “All chowkies will be erected set up from funds provided by the state,’’ said the police while submitting plans for model chowkies. The court has slated hearing on the PIL next on February 22.
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