Parking attendant Paul Grech this morning lost his bid to stop Transport Malta from building a horse shelter on the stretch of road where he works.

His request for a warrant of prohibitory injunction against Transport Malta was rejected by a court this morning.

Transport Malta had pleaded that the park attendant, who works in Marsamxetto Road, Valletta, had no right to remain stationed in the spot or to prevent it from setting up the horse shelter.

Lawyers insisted that the authority has the right to transfer him wherever it felt he was most needed for the benefit of the locality.

Mr Grech, a father of three, said he had worked in Marsamxetto Street, opposite the House of Catalunya, for the past 18 years.

He said building the shelter would remove a number of parking spaces and severely limit his income.

Although he was managed by Transport Malta, they had no right to take an arbitrary decision overnight when it directly affected his livelihood. 

Transport Malta said it has a right to move an attendant wherever he was most needed.