Can a rwa claim parks restrict public from using it?

619 votes

If it is Government park (or Govt aided park) there is no restriction. For some parks, you have to pay slight price. Park is meant for public purpose, hence nobody restrict.

Resident Welfare Association cannot restrict other area people, but it has powers to maintain timings and other things such as eating in the park, taking liquor and food items, sleeping, conducting large meetings etc.

Advocate Ravinder Pasula LawRato

977 votes

Hello,

The services provided by the local bodies such as roads,park,street lights etc are for every citizen and though the RWA can make efforts to improve quality of these services, they cannot decide to stop non members of RWA from availing these services. In case RWA members try to threaten to stop paid services or services provided by local Bodies will be considered as infringement of fundamental rights and legal action/FIR can be filed against the members interfering.

Advocate B. Srikiran LawRato

625 votes

Hi
A park is a public place and no person can restrain any public from accessing it.
Even if the park is maintained by a resident welfare association, the resident welfare association cannot claim ownership or exclusivity over the park.
So if such situation continues, you can complain to the police about the restraint as the restraint is unlawful.

Advocate Rajagopalan LawRato