Reportedly “How many more litres of blood do you want to paint the roads with?” These were the observations made by the Madras High Court a day after 23 year old Chennai techie Subhasri was run over by a tanker after an illegal AIADMK hoarding fell on her. Meanwhile the High Court lashed out at the Tamilnadu government for failing to implement its orders on erecting hoardings, stating it was tired of passing multiple orders against illegal hoardings and banners.
Furthermore the division bench comprising Justice Seshasayee and Justice Sathyanarayanan was hearing a petition filed by activist ‘Traffic’ KR Ramaswamy over the Tamilnadu government’s failure to check illegal hoardings despite a court order banning them. Slamming the government, the HC said, “The authorities have not followed the court’s orders pertaining to the banners. Even after multiple warnings, nothing has been implemented. We cannot do the government’s job.”
Moreover with Subhasri being only the latest victim of these illegal hoardings that have turned death traps, the judges asked, “Is this the value that the life of a citizen has in this country? Why are bureaucrats so insensitive? These flex boards don't come up overnight.” Apparently pulling up CM Edappaadi Palaniswami, the court directed him to make a statement to his party cadre to not put up such illegal hoardings. “It must be the state's resolve to prevent illegal flex boards”.
