State's Duty To Provide Alternative Route For Sand Transport: Punjab & Haryana HC On Plea Flagging Plight Of Residents Stuck In Traffic Due To Movement Of Heavy Vehicles

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has said that "prima-facie it is the duty of the State to provide an alternative route to the traffic which is engaged in the business of transporting."Acting Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Lapita Banerji were hearing the plea filed by the residents of Punjab's village near a mining site in Ludhiana, who alleged that villagers are facing...