While hearing a plea seeking contempt for non-compliance of the court's orders in a 2017 PIL concerning among others issues of traffic and illegal parking on public roads in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat High Court on Thursday (February 6) expressed concern at Traffic Brigade (TRB) personnel or traffic jawans risking their lives.

The court further orally said that offenders cannot risk the life of police personnel and the citizens and that the same has to be dealt with an iron hand.

A division bench of Justice AS Supehia and Justice Gita Gopi was hearing the submissions made by the State's counsel in response to the court's earlier order . where it had expressed its dissatisfaction with the State's failure in framing an "effective policy" to handle a grave situation to ensure that citizens of the city and the state feel safe. The court had also pulled up the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) observing that it only "acts when the court compels it too" and does not take any action on its own or implement the directions of the court.

During the hearing on Thursday, Government Pleader pointed to affidavits filed by AMC and Joint Commissioner of Police Traffic Ahmedabad, and said that the authorities have been undertaking the necessary exercise in order to see that encroachments from the public roads are removed and traffic also is regulated. He also referred to averments and statistics in the affidavit as well as photographs. He has also assured that further proactive measures will also be undertaken to see that directions issued by this court is complied with.