HC Raps Member Secretary for Inaction on CRZ Violations

The AP Court on Wednesday expressed its serious displeasure over the inaction of the member secretary of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) management authority for failing to file a complaint against those who undertook illegal constructions in violation of CRZ regulations in Visakhapatnam and Bheemunipatnam.

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A bench consisting of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Cheemalapati Ravi, questioned the CRZ authorities as to why, after a complaint filed in February was returned by the court, it had not been resubmitted until now. The court strongly criticised the delay, and asked why criminal proceedings had not yet been initiated against the violators since its orders. It may be recalled that Jana Sena Party corporator Peethala Murthy Yadav had filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) alleging that authorities were ignoring permanent constr