New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed displeasure over a report filed by a committee headed by the chief secretary to review the administrative, financial and physical infrastructure of the city. The court emphasized that the committee’s report focused only on the city’s drainage system.
“A first glance at the report showed that it was limited to the drainage system of Delhi. However, this court has asked the committee to examine the administrative, physical and financial infrastructure of Delhi in its entirety…we are inclined to refer the entire matter of review of administrative, physical and financial infrastructure of Delhi to the Union Cabinet Secretary of India,” a bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar said. Rao Gedela.
The lawyer appearing for the Delhi government urged the court to grant some time to the committee to file a supplementary report and assured the bench that it would bring up the matter to the committee.
“We want the report; if not, we will send it to the cabinet secretary. We will ask the cabinet secretary to examine it,” the court said, adding that there was a multiplicity of authorities in Delhi.
“The departments are working in silos. They are not coordinating. We also said earlier that there was a lack of coordination between the authorities. The fact that we asked the authorities to sit together and work showed that the system was not working,” he said. The court listed the matter for further hearing on November 28.
Earlier, while hearing a case relating to security measures at coaching centers, the court said one needed to take a broader view as there was a much more fundamental problem in the city and that it was time to review the administrative and financial aspects of Delhi. and physical infrastructure, obsolete and not adapted to current needs.
He formed a committee comprising the chief secretary, DDA vice-chairman, police commissioner and MCD commissioner, to address the issue and submit a report.