The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to Punjab on putting a ban on entry of vehicles, within a radius of about two kilometers from the Golden Temple.Taking up a petition filed by The Amritsar Tea Traders Association through counsel Ajaivir Singh, the Division Bench of Justice M Jeyapaul and Justice Harinder Singh Sidhu fixed July 11 as the next date of hearing. In its petition, the Association has contended that a 24X7 ban has been imposed on the entry of vehicles around the Golden Temple in a radius of 1.75 to 2 Kilometers.
Counsel for the petitioners told the court that barricades had been installed for preventing the movement of vehicles, even ambulances and fire tenders are not being allowed. He asserted that under the earlier traffic management system, vehicles were banned to enter in the area between 8 am and 8 pm but the now the administration had taken away from people the right to public passage.