A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on the issue of filth and noise pollution being spread by wedding banquet halls across the city.
The petitioner, Jitendra Badjatya, has filed the PIL through Advocate K.K. Gupta.
It was alleged in the PIL that the guidelines for disposal of garbage from banquet halls the city was not being followed. Rather than disposing the waste, most banquet halls leave food waste in drains leading to blockage in drains.
The petition said that as per the rules, parking at banquet halls should be arranged within the garden, but it is not happening. Visitors park their vehicles on the road and service road, leading to traffic jams.
Moreover, it was claimed in the PIL that on the day when there is any event in banquet halls, the lives of people living next to it becomes difficult, compounded by loud music late at night.
The petitioner has repeatedly complained to the authorities regarding the matter, but no action has been taken by them. Further, a situation of a dispute with the owner of the marriage gardens also arises, the PIL states.
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