Shimla city is losing its touch and culture of walking with “Umbrella and Jacket” and it is being reduced to the same stage as Mussoorie where traffic is plying on sealed roads and, therefore, Old Shimla is losing its charm that needs to be restored.

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh observed this while dealing with a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning hygiene and traffic management in Shimla.

While expanding the scope of the PIL, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice GS Sandhawalia and Justice Ranjan Sharma directed the Secretary (Home) to file a report detailing the number of sealed road passes issued, the rates charged, their purpose and the categories of persons to whom they were issued.

Besides, the court also directed the SSP, Shimla, to file a detailed status report

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