In the last three posts (Part I, Part II and Part III), we
discussed various data and statistics that the court came across while deciding
the matter. In the present post, I will give the directions that were passed by
the court.
The court said that to ensure the
success of the process undertaken, constant supervision of the measures
undertaken by the Central Government and the State Governments and the extent
of affirmative action on part of the Union and the States will have to be measured
and monitored by the Court from time to time.
The court also constituted a
Committee to undertake the process of monitoring on behalf of the Court.
Composition of Committee
1. Chairperson - Hon’ble Justice
K.S. Radhakrishnan Judge, Supreme Court of India.
2. Member - Mr. S. Sundar Distinguished
Fellow, TERI Former Secretary, Ministry of Surface Transport, Government of
India.
3. Member - Dr. (Mrs.)
Nishi Mittal Ex. Chief Scientist, CRRI, Formerly HoD, Traffic Engineering and Safety
(TES), Central Road Research Institute.
The court also said that all
State Governments as well as different Ministries/Departments/Wings of the
Central Government who are currently looking after the multi-dimensional issues
pertaining to road safety will submit their first report to the Committee
within three months indicating the state of implementation and enforcement of
all laws pertaining to:
a. Licensing
b. Certification
of fitness of vehicles;
c. Limits of
use of vehicles i.e. passenger carrying capacity, weight carrying capacity etc.
d. Use of road
safety devices
e. Adherence
to norms including user of roads
f. Deployment
of adequate manpower for enforcement of the existing provisions of law.
Finally, the court posted the
matter for further consideration on the expiry of six months along with the
reports as may be submitted in this regard. In the next post, I will end this
series by posting my opinion on this judgment.
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