THELIGHTOFANDAMANS: Supreme Court Bans Tourism and Private Vehicles on Andaman Trunk Road

Monday, January 21, 2013

Supreme Court Bans Tourism and Private Vehicles on Andaman Trunk Road

Supreme Court Bans Tourism and Private Vehicles on Andaman Trunk Road

The Supreme Court has directed that absolutely no tourists and private individuals are to be permitted to enter the Buffer Zone and only Government Officers and vehicles that supply essential commodities/goods/provisions to the settlers/inhabitants within the Reserve/Buffer Zone may be permitted to ply on the Andaman Trunk Road till 26 Feb 2013, the next date of hearing.

The Jarawa Buffer Zone matter was listed before the Bench comprising Hon’ble Mr. Justice Singhvi and Hon’ble Mr. Justice Gokhale, today, where the Petitioners were represented by the Additional Solicitor General, alongwith an Officer of the Andaman administration, as per the direction given by the Court on 17 January 2013.

The Petitioners furnished a copy of the Notification dated 17 January 2013 along with a Map depicting the Reserved Area and Buffer Zone.

The Court has directed the Petitioners to file an Affidavit giving details of the inhabitants and settlements in the areas that have been enumerated in the Schedule to the notification dated 17 January 2013, which are claimed to be “revenue villages”, within 2 weeks from today.

The matter has been re-notified on 26 February 2013.

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About The Light of Andamans

The Light of Andamans’ was born out of the zeal and determination to fight against the suffocating Kafkaesque atmosphere on the society that existed even after 30 years of Independence under bureaucratic rule. It was a hangover of the ‘Raj’that extended much too long in the Islands.

The Light of Andamans’ was started in 1975. The paper had always been a crusader, taking up the causes that no other newspaper would touch. In doing so, it very often stepped on the toes of the authorities and had to face persecution in the form of denial of advertisements and numerous court cases against it. For a small stint, the publication came to a halt in 2003.

Gezira Publications Private Limited took over the paper in the year 2005 and transferred the title in a bid to revive the second oldest newsmagazine from extinction and also to carry forward the mission.

The Newsmagazine, under the new management, has undergone a sea change both in form and content. It turned into a full-fledged tabloid with 10 pages with plenty of photographs making both pleasing to the eyes and soothing for the mind. “It has acquired a position where it influences the policies in vital matters concerning the development of the islands, protection of aboriginal tribes and addressing the problems of the disadvantaged groups. The newsmagazine is known and appreciated for its bold, free, fair and balanced reporting.”

Late Govinda Raju and his team worked very hard to rebuild the reputation, goodwill and a healthy new image of the newsmagazine brick by brick. After the demise of Mr Raju in 2010, the magazine is now being edited by Zubair Ahmed and published by Basudev Dass. The newsmagazine continues its mission of highlighting policy issues pertaining to the Islands.