Vadodara Traffic Police — request for refund - unfair levy of parking fine

Address:

Sayajigunj, Vadodara, Gujarat, 390005

Good morning,

I am sandeep dipankar & i drive a wagon r, gj6fc 9506. This complaint is with respect to my car.

Yesterday, july 28, 2019 (Sunday), i went to swad restaurant (Opposite circuit house) on rc dutt road for lunch. I took care to see that there was no "no parking" board on the road opposite the restaurant before parking. Further there was already one car parked, and i parked next to it.

When i came out post lunch, the other car was gone. But i saw there was a lock on my front wheel. I was surprised to see that, considering the reasons stated above. Anyway, i called the number written on the lock ([protected]). Around 15 minutes later (Around 12.30 pm), the van (License plate no. Gj01rq1193) arrived. I spoke to the officer in charge. He spoke nicely enough to me, but expressed his helplessness saying that he was "just following orders" from above. I had no choice but to pay up the fine of inr 200 to get my car unlocked.

However, the logic of levying the fine looked odd to me. So i kept following the traffic police van, as it progressed along r c dutt road. It was shocking to see that on the entire stretch of r c dutt road, there was no other vehicle, whose tyre was locked. Even if it was parked in a clearly demarcated "no parking" zone (Image attached). During my following the van, i stopped it at a point and pointed out this discrepancy to the officer. He said he would send more vans to cover rc dutt road. And saying this, his van drove off.

I again did not understand this logic behind his above statement, since there was two people sitting in the back of the van, who could have very well got off and done the needful. Therefore, i went away & came back to check after half an hour (Around 1.15 pm), only to find that all the vehicles flouting parking rules, still did not have their tyres locked.

The above are the facts of yesterday's happenings. For evidence purposes, i too photos on my mobile (Except the receipt of the fine paid, which is there in hard copy) and have attached all these files in my complaint.

To summarize, i did not park in a designated "no parking" zone. Yet i was fined. While those vehicles, which were parked in a clearly designated "no parking" zones did not meet with the same fate.

To conclude - in view of the above, i request that:
(1) the inr 200 be refunded to me
(2) clearly designated parking/no parking zones be defined, so that citizens have clarity where and where not to park