Summary:
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday ruled that malls, multiplexes and other commercial establishments, will have to provide free parking to the visitors for the first hour. He also contended that the municipal corporations are already collecting parking charges and therefore, the commercial establishments cannot be restricted from doing so because the parking lot is their property. The court also clarified that the establishments can charge a parking fee of maximum Rs 10 per day from two-wheelers and Rs 30 per day from four-wheelers. It also directed the urban development department to take a decision on the parking policy at the earliest to rationalise and regulate the parking fee levied by these establishments. The state government had earlier supported the actions of the police administrations clarifying that the responsibility of providing adequate parking facility lies with the commercial establishments..