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January 11, 2021 01:18 IST
They allege that some Corpn. officials have made up a list of random names, demand court-monitored re-enumeration
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Process under way: Over 1,400 vendors of the Marina beach have been found eligible for smart carts and have submitted identity cards issued by the Greater Chennai Corporation.
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They allege that some Corpn. officials have made up a list of random names, demand court-monitored re-enumeration
In November 1966, when the ship, Stematis, ran aground and large crowds gathered to see the spectacle, P. Kuppan, now 76, was a youngster and remembers having pushed his mother Ponnammal’s peanut cart to the spot to sell their wares. “Since my father died when I was young, my mother took up this business,” recalls the old-timer, who now sells sugarcane juice behind Gandhi Statue on Marina Beach.
Madras High Court appoints former CJ to monitor the selection process of Marina beach vendors
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The Madras High Court on Tuesday appointed former Sikkim High Court Chief Justice Satish K. Agnihotri to select, by draw of lots, the 900 vendors to whom licences would be issued by the Greater Chennai Corporation for selling food items, souvenirs and other articles on modern push carts as part of the Marina Beach Beautification Project.
The Second Division Bench of Justices Vineet Kothari and M.S. Ramesh made the appointment after Additional Advocate General S.R. Rajagopal suggested the name of the retired judge and also stated that the latter had consented to supervise the draw of lots in order to ensure fairness and transparency in the process of selecting the vendors.