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RAWALPINDI, Jan 26 (APP):Additional District and Sessions Judge Rawalpindi, Maqsood Ahmed Qureshi, has ordered immediate legal action against the illegal use of loudspeakers and megaphones in the city.
While disposing of a petition filed by senior lawyer Anwar Dar Advocate, the court directed the Chief Secretary Punjab, Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi, and City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi to take strict legal action against all street vendors, cart vendors, hawkers and beggars using megaphones and loudspeakers at high volumes.
The court issued these directions during the hearing of the petition on Monday. The District Complaint Officer appeared before the court and submitted that the police are already taking action against violations of the Sound System Act, and five cases have been registered against the responsible parties.
Anwar Dar Advocate, through his counsel Tanveer Abbas Bhutta and Samar Anwar Dar Advocate had filed the petition naming the Chief Secretary Punjab, Deputy Commissioner Rawalpindi, City Police Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, and SHO Police Station RA Bazaar as respondents.
The petition said that in the streets and neighborhoods of Rawalpindi city and cantonment areas, street vendors, hawkers, and beggars are using loudspeakers and megaphones at excessive volumes to announce their goods, severely disturbing the peace and tranquility of residents. This illegal practice is causing serious mental distress to patients, elderly citizens, and students, while severely affecting the overall peace of the citizens.
The petition sought directions from the court to ensure strict legal action against hawkers, street vendor and other elements who are disturbing the mental peace of citizens through the illegal use of megaphones and loudspeakers in violation of the Loudspeaker Act, and to issue instructions to the relevant authorities to ensure proper implementation of the law.