Mumbai Traffic Police — illegal and unauthorised parking

Date : 24/11/2017
To,
Mumbai traffic police headquarters,
Sir pochkhanwala road,
Worli, mumbai 400030.

Sub: unauthorised parking of bikes causing inconvenience and nuisance
Sir,
1. I am residing at shree shirsat apartment, kale marg, bail bazar, old kurla west, mumbai 70, for past over 26 years along with my family members consisting of my aged parents, wife and an 8 year old son. I am a practising advocate by profession and practising for last over 17 years.
2. I am constrained to bring to your notice issue about the unauthorised parking and the public nuisance which is going on the public road adjacent to my house.
3. My house is situated near the sheetal talav near jogging track. The abovementioned public road which passes across my house connects the andheri - kurla road. The said road is a public road as approved by the b. M. C. Since the road connects to the jogging track, there is a continuous shift of people on the said public road. The trouble that we are facing is that there are several unidentified two wheelers which are being parked outside the gate of my house. Anonymous people just randomly park their bikes and go away for several hours and sometimes for days together. Due to the space constraint and improper parking by anonymous people, we have been facing huge problems while removing our cars. We own two cars. If we have to remove the second car we have to initially drive out either one of the cars and then remove the other. But, due to this unauthorised and illegal parking it has been causing huge inconvenience to us. Every time the bikes are parked, we have to manoeuvre them away so that our car can be driven inside our gate. Apart from my personal inconvenience, the passer byes also find it difficult to walk through due to the parking of bikes. I am also given to understand that some bikes which are parked for days together are involved in some offences, although i do not have any personal knowledge about it.
4. However this is not the only issue with these bikes parked. The two wheelers which are perennially parked by unknown people has also become a hub for drunkards and drug addicts. Quite often several groups of persons sit on the bikes which are parked and consume liquor. The near-by residents have often told these persons to not to sit there and carry on their activities, but they do not relent and are up for quarrels and fights.
5. The said parking of bikes has also become a heaven for the couples who sit on the bikes and carry on their obscene activities. Needless to mention that there are several children who play there and therefore such unwanted activities should be immediately curbed.
6. The illegal parking has also become a source of nuisance for the neighbourhood and the people who stroll around. I have clicked the pictures also which i can produce if need be.
7. You are therefore requested to look in to the matter and take serious steps towards curbing the nuisance which is prevailing and ensure that no such two wheelers/ bicycles are parked on the said public road. I may also request you to kindly put up a board of “ no parking” so that the persons are deterred from parking.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours truly,

Shreeram shirsat
Advocate