Shimla, Aug. 7 -- Himachal Pradesh high court (HC) has directed the secretary (finance) to file the necessary affidavit to provide requisite finances for relocating the impounded vehicles dumped roadside. The high court issued these directions while impleading Secretary (Finance), Government of Himachal Pradesh, as a party in a suo motu case concerning the dumping of accidented vehicles by the police department along the road branching from the National Highway to the Shimla airport and near the District Court at Chakkar. The division bench comprising chief justice GS Sandhawalia and justice Bipin C Negi had earlier noted that the road leading to the airport needs substantial repair, with vehicles parked on both sides for a stretch of approximately 500 metres. The secretary (home), the Shimla superintendent of police along with the Shimla circle superintending engineer, were already respondents in the matter, with the court having directed that police department to identify a site away from the road to dump such vehicles. In compliance, the state informed the court that the police authorities have, in principle, notified a junkyard at 16 Mile, near Dhami in Ghandal village, which can be used for constructing a police post, vehicle parking, and dumping the impounded vehicles in question. It was also brought on record that 117 impounded vehicles are parked on the road leading from Hotel Asia The Dawn to the district court, Chakkar, and a total of 190 vehicles are parked on the road leading from Tara Devi to Kanchi Mod. The finance department, however, did not agree to the new proposal and instead recommended continuing the existing arrangements. Observing that a large number of vehicles parked on the roadside could lead to pilferage, apart from blocking free flow of traffic, the bench impleaded the secretary (finance) as a respondent and issued notice. The matter is next listed for September 28....