Khan market parking: HC in favour of NDMC

The Delhi High Court on Friday gave its nod to a mandate by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) to do away with the free parking facility in Khan Market.

Going by the views of the the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) and Centre for Science and Environment (CSE),Justice S Muralidhar refused to interfere with the decision and noted: “There is paid parking in every major commercial centre and market in the NDMC area except Khan Market. The impugned decision was only extending the policy of paid parking to Khan Market as well…The traders’ association has been unable to persuade the court otherwise.”

The court has told the association to deposit a licence fee of Rs 5.34 lakh with the NDMC by 5 pm on June 6 if it wishes to maintain parking issues by itself.

Responding to the order,Sanjiv Mehra,president of the association,said: “We are going to pay the NDMC and keep the parking in our jurisdiction. Parking will be free at least for now.