Due attention being given to provide platforms for pedestrians while developing streets under Smart Cities Mission, HC told

Taking note of the counter affidavit filed by Madurai Corporation, which stated that due attention was being given to provide platforms for pedestrians while developing the streets under the Smart Cities Mission, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court disposed of a public interest litigation petition filed in this regard.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice C.V. Karthikeyan disposed of the petition filed in 2021 by R. Vijayalakshmi of Madurai, who had sought a direction to the authorities to provide platforms, sidewalks and pathways in the existing roads and the roads proposed to be laid under the various schemes, including the Smart Cities Mission.