India, Aug. 21 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday pulled up the Public Works Department (PWD) for its inaction on a proposal by the Delhi Police to install boom barriers and Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras in Karol Bagh market to ease congestion.

A bench of chief justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, while hearing pleas over parking and traffic problems in the area, noted that the police had first submitted the proposal in August 2024 and sent a reminder in July 2025, yet the PWD had taken no decision. The PWD's counsel attributed the delay to a lack of funds.

Unimpressed, the bench observed, "It has taken months. Departments have been playing football with each other to decide where funds have to come f...