The High Court of Uttarakhand has sought details of action taken on hotels without parking facility in Nainital while directing that marked encroachment from the Malliltal area should be removed. In addition to this, the high court has also directed that noise pollution be prevented in areas designated as silence zones, electric sign boards be installed at parking facilities and that vehicles found in no-parking zones be towed away and penalties imposed for the same.
Hearing on the public interest litigation filed by professor Ajay Rawat, the high court division bench of justice Sudhanshu Dhuliya and justice UC Dhyani directed that strict action should be taken to remove encroachments marked from the Allahabad Bank in Mallital to the Mohan Co crossroad. The directed number of rooms in hotels without parking facility should be closed after confirming with the hotel management so that the tourists do not face any inconvenience. The court also said that the parking-related app presented by the hotel association should be sent to the National Informatics Centre for checking. The high court also directed that immediate measures be taken to prevent the generation of noise pollution. The Nainital district magistrate Deependra Kumar Chaudhari, senior superintendent of police Janmejay Khanduri and the municipality executive officer Rohtash Sharma were also present in the court on the date.