Defunct Mohali bus stand: High Court issues notice of motion to Punjab Chief Secretary

The High Court has issued a notice of motion to Punjab Chief Secretary and other officials for October 23, regarding a case in connection with the functioning of the Mohali bus stand and opening of the adjacent GMADA (Greater Mohali Area Development Authority) road.

The case has been filed by the Deputy Mayor of Mohali Municipal Corporation, Kuljit Singh Bedi. Officials who have been issued the notice of motion include Chief Secretary, Punjab; Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department; Principal Secretary, Transport Department; Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chairman District Road Safety Committee, SAS Nagar, Mohali; and Chief Administrator, GMADA.

In a public interest petition, the court was requested to direct respondents to repair and restore the closed ‘one-way’ of the main road adjacent to the Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Inter-State Bus Terminal, Mohali, and make the bus stand operational.

People have to face a lot of difficulties as the bus stand is lying non-functional. Besides, the closure of the ‘one-way’ road can pose risk to human lives because the part of this road occupied by the bus stand is sinking in. The road next to this bus stand has been closed since 2009, while this bus stand is also defunct since 2016.

Bedi claims to have written letters to the Deputy Commissioner, Chief Administrator of GMADA, and even the Chief Minister, but no action was taken.