SC directs govt not to block roads in the name of VIP vehicles

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an order directing the government to not block the roads in the name of VIP vehicles.

Responding to a writ petition filed by advocate Gyaneshwor Koirala six years ago, a joint bench of Justices Manoj Kumar Sharma and Mahesh Sharma issued such a verdict today.

Advocate Koirala on February 2, 2018 had filed a writ petition stating that blocking the roads in the name of VIP vehicles would cause inconvenience to the general public.

He had filed the writ petition claiming that the closure of roads in the name of VIP would violate the freedom of citizens.

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers was made defendant in the writ.

On February 6, 2018, Justice Tej Bahadur KC had issued a show cause notice on the writ.

Sending a letter to the apex court, the Home Ministry had demanded the dismissal of the writ saying that stopping the vehicles for some time while going to and returning after attending official ceremonies cannot be said to be the violation of freedom of the general public.

In the reply, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers had also demanded annulment of the writ.