Cycle to Supreme Court - Acute Parking Problem
ALL that I learnt in my practice in a High Court is to park my car in reverse gear between two cars which are too close for decency. Our Courts were not built when there were so many cars around and unfortunately, even the new courts do not provide ample parking space and all the chaos in the Indian judicial system can be actually seen in the parking space with too many cars chasing too few parking slots.
Yesterday there was a hearing in a writ petition pertaining to parking problem in the Supreme Court.
Legal Corner Icon — the image was hosted by the publisher and was not captured.Chief Justice of India RM Lodha asked, “Why can't you reduce the use of cars in Supreme Court? Why can't you use cycles? It will be environmental friendly too. Lawyers are leaders of change. You should usher in changes.”
Surely the Chief Justice was only joking. It will be a sight to see lawyers cycling to the Supreme Court in their black coats and robes - It will be like batman on a bicycle! The Solicitor General told the court that it will not be possible for lawyers to cycle from Noida, Gurgaon and other far off places.
Even if you insist on cycles, the position may be like this after some time.
The case is adjourned for six weeks and the Solicitor General agreed to look into the issue and come up with a solution.
When the new CESTAT Benches are opened, we should keep this in mind and plan ahead for at least fifty years.