Madras HC rejects plea to order operation of garbage trucks in night
Chennai (PTI): The first bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to operate garbage collection trucks after 7 pm.
No such direction can be issued to the GCC, the bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice D Bharatha Chakravarty said.
The bench was dismissing a PIL petition from advocate V Anand of Kolathur here.
The petition sought to restrain the GCC from operating garbage trucks at the peak hours. They can be operated after 7 pm, the petitioner suggested.
According to the petitioner, the GCC operates various types of solid waste collection trucks with a mechanism for loading, compression and dumping and recycling. It is being done at the peak time of 8.30 to 10 am.
It caused disturbance and nuisance to the general public. They also created traffic snarls on streets and roads affecting the school going children and the office-goers. They park their vehicles in a haphazard manner in the middle of the streets and roads and thereby curtail the traffic flow.
The trucks were operated without covering with any net. Due to this the garbage spilled on the streets/roads. It created a stench in the locality and health hazards. In other countries, the trucks are being operated only in the night hours, petitioner pointed out.
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Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren passes away at 62
Ranchi, Aug 15 (PTI): Jharkhand Education Minister Ramdas Soren died on Friday, JMM national spokesperson Kunal Sarangi said.
He was 62.
Soren was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Delhi, where he was admitted on August 2.
"State Education Minister Ramdas Soren, who was undergoing treatment at a hospital in Delhi, is no more," Sarangi told PTI.
Soren's condition was critical and he was on life support, Sarangi said.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader was airlifted to the hospital in the national capital from Jamshedpur after he fell in the bathroom of his residence on August 2.
A multidisciplinary team of senior specialists was closely monitoring his condition and providing intensive medical care.
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren condoled his death.
Hemant Soren, in a post on X, wrote, "Ramdas Da (brother) should not have left us like this. Last greetings to Dada..."
Ramdas Soren, born in Ghorabandha village in East Singhbhum district on January 1, 1963, began his political journey as the gram pradhan of the Ghorabanda panchayat, eventually rising to become one of the most influential ministers in the Hemant Soren-led cabinet.
He won the Ghatshila assembly seat for the third time in 2024 by defeating BJP's Babulal Soren, son of former chief minister Champai Soren.
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— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) August 15, 2025
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