Hyderabad: Jana Vignana Vedika has moved the AP High Court urging to constitute an expert committee, headed by a retired High Court judge, to study the operations of transport systems in the state and to submit a detailed report with suggestions and remedial measures, for enforcing the provisions of Motor Vehicles Act and Rules, in order to safeguard lives of the passengers.
Jana Vignana Vedika, represented by its state publicity secretary T.V. Rao, fielded a PIL submitting that they are approaching the court in view of the bus accidents at Sholapur in Maharashtra and at Palem in Mahbubnagar district, wherein 32 and 45 passengers of the state were burnt alive.
He said the Karnataka government had issued permit to the private bus involved in the accident at Palem though the bus registration was located in AP.
Rao alleged that the private bus operators are indulging in illegal activities by transporting unaccompanied luggage, including inflammable materials, gelatin sticks and other articles to generate more income.
He urged the court to constitute an expert committee with the officials from the state government, transport department and also public spirited personalities under the chairmanship of a retired High Court judge to study the operations of transport systems.
He prayed that the court would see to that the committee will work under the direct supervision of the High Court.
The petitioner also sought a direction from the court that the authorities must prevent contract carriage vehicles as stage carriages and to stop forthwith carrying unaccompanied luggage in the passenger transport vehicles.
