Noise from next door car service center bothering apartment residents-what can we do? Noise from next door car service center bothering apartment residents-what can we do?

5 years ago

Hi, our apartment is within the city limits and on a major road. The apartment is surrounded by residential houses but recently (less than 2 years) a car service center has been built next to the apartment. Both the apartment and car service center are adjacent to the main road.

The issue is that the car service center uses air and water pressure jets to clean the cars which produces a lot of noise and the residents are not able to bear that noise even with their house windows/balcony doors closed.

The residents have gone to the service center en masse multiple times with the noise complain. The service center management was listening to us earlier and have given us assurance that they will do something about the noise but lately they have been very blatant in ignoring our complains and carrying their day to day noisy business.

We are finding ourselves very helpless so as what to do next.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

GANESH SHARMA

Responded 5 years ago

A.Section 133 in The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973
133. Conditional order for removal of nuisance.
(1) Whenever a District Magistrate or a Sub- divisional Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate specially empowered in this of behalf by the State Government, on receiving the report of a police officer or other information and on taking such evidence (if any) as he thinks fit, considers-
(a) that any unlawful obstruction or nuisance should be removed from any public place or from any way, river or channel which is or may be lawfully used by the public; or
(b) that the conduct of any trade or occupation, or the keeping of any goods or merchandise, is injurious to the health or physical comfort of the community, and that in consequence such trade or occupation should be prohibited or regulated or such goods or merchandise should be removed or the keeping thereof regulated; or
(c) that the construction of any building, or, the disposal of any substance, as is likely to occasion configuration or explosion, should be prevented or stopped; or
(d) that any building, tent or structure, or any tree is in such a condition that it is likely to fall and thereby cause injury to persons living or carrying on business in the neighbourhood or passing by, and that in consequence the removal, repair or support of such building, tent or structure, or the removal or support of such tree, is necessary; or
(e) that any tank, well or excavation adjacent to any such way or public place should be fenced in such manner as to prevent danger arising to the public; or
(f) that any dangerous animal should be destroyed, confined or otherwise disposed of, such Magistrate may make a conditional order requiring the person causing such obstruction or nuisance, or carrying on such trade or occupa-
tion, or keeping any such goods or merchandise, or owning, possessing or controlling such building, tent, structure, substance, tank, well or excavation, or owning or possessing such animal or tree, within a time to be fixed in the order-
(i) to remove such obstruction or nuisance; or
(ii) to desist from carrying on, or to remove or regulate in such manner as may be directed, such trade or occupation, or to remove such goods or merchandise, or to regulate the keeping thereof in such manner as may be directed; or
(iii) to prevent or stop the construction of such building, or to alter the disposal of such substance; or
(iv) to remove, repair or support such building, tent or structure, or to remove or support such trees; or
(v) to fence such tank, well or excavation; or
(vi) to destroy, confine or dispose of such dangerous animal in the manner provided in the said order; or, if he objects so to do, to appear before himself or some other Executive Magistrate subordinate to him at a time and place to be fixed by the Order, and show cause, in the manner hereinafter provided, why the order should not be made absolute.
(2) No order duly made by a Magistrate under this section shall be called in question in any Civil Court. Explanation- A" public place" includes also property belonging to the State, camping grounds and grounds left unoccupied for sanitary or recreative purposes.
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Ambrose Leo

Responded 5 years ago

A.First take up the issue with apartment & residential members with the immediate local authorities through them take up issue on Pollution,NGT,and licensing authorities for public nuisance , health & safety issues.If need take help of professional lawyer to guide & help you quickly.
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Rajeev RJ

Responded 5 years ago

A.First you can complain to the municipality /corporation and if they are not taking any action file a complaint before ombudsman.

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Rajeev
RJ Associates
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Manjula Shanmugasundaram

Responded 5 years ago

A.In addition to taking action through Pollution Control Board, you can also sue the owner of the service centre for damages under the law of torts. That is, you can file a civil suit and obtain damages (compensation) from him.
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Mohd Imran

Responded 5 years ago

A.You must approach the pollution control board in your area. If it not works than approach NGT with your grievances through a good lawyer
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MANOJ KUMAR

Responded 5 years ago

A.First complaint to the concern authority of noise pollution in written against them and then move high court/tribunal in writ to get order against concern authority for taking action on your problem
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