HC asks Noida authority to act against "parking mafia"

The Allahabad High Court today directed the Noida Authority to take stern action against "parking mafia" involved in running unauthorized parking lots and illegal collection of parking fees from commuters.
A division bench, comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice Yashwant Varma, passed the order on a Public Interest Litigation filed by Shrikant Vaidya, a resident of Sector 16 in Noida.
The petitioner has alleged that the "parking mafia" has been running unauthorized parking lots at public parks and on the roadside where "inflated parking fees" was being collected from those who parked their vehicles and the receipts given to car owners did not bear any numbers or details of the contractor.

The petitioner has also alleged that neither the Noida police nor other administrative officials were taking any action against the "parking mafia".
The court, while directing the Noida Authority to take action against those involved in the illegal business, also sought an affidavit containing details ofauthorizedparking lots and the contractors who have been given contracts for running these.
The court has fixed February 4 as the next date of hearing in the matter.