Chhattisgarh High Court directs Transport Secretary to file affidavit on fitness test crisis – India Legal

The Chhattisgarh Excessive Court docket has directed the  Secretary, Transport Division, State of Chhattisgarh to file his private affidavit with respect to the steps which have been taken in mild of reports stories that no health take a look at is being performed on the automated health centre.

The Division Bench of Chief Justice  Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru registered a Suo Motu Public Curiosity Litigation (PIL) on the premise of reports merchandise revealed within the every day newspaper dated 14th August, 2024 with a state that no health take a look at is being performed for the final one week at automated health heart due to some technical fault within the machine. Due to the mentioned motive the health of 1000’s of automobiles couldn’t be examined. The machine couldn’t be repaired as a result of the engineer has to return from exterior. There was no accountable individual accessible to tell as to when the mentioned health testing machine would begin functioning. The capability of the health testing heart is acknowledged to be 72 heavy motor automobiles and 72 mild motor automobiles per day. 

One personal firm  was granted a contract within the month of November 2023 for the mentioned work. Neither the Regional Transport Officer nor the corporate is taking any curiosity in repairing the health testing machine. The corporate doesn’t have any different association. The mentioned firm has been granted contract for 7 districts particularly Bilaspur, Raipur, Durg, Bastar, Surguja, Korba and Rajnandgaon. The corporate earns greater than Rs. 1.5 Lacs per day however nonetheless the aforesaid scenario is prevailing. Even the Ambulances are mendacity due to the breaking down of the health testing machine.

One other information report of the identical date states that the health heart has became a resting place for the cattle. The individuals are made to run from pillar to publish in an effort to get a health certificates.   

The Court docket famous that the aforesaid scenario is inflicting nice hassle to the general public at giant because the accountable officers of the involved division should not taking any curiosity in both repairing the health testing machine or offering any alternate association to the folks.   

On a question made by the Excessive Court docket to Prafull Bharat, Advocate Normal  with regard to the aforesaid scenario, he submits that the testing machine was discovered to be in out of order and steps have been taken to make the identical useful and the brand new machine has been additionally made accessible for testing the health of the automobiles and such an Ambulance and many others.   

“In view of the above, the respondent No. 2 i.e. Secretary, Transport Division, State of Chhattisgarh is directed to file his private affidavit with respect to the steps which have been taken in mild of the aforesaid information stories. He shall additionally inform this Court docket via the affidavit that if any such scenario is present in different districts of the State, then the steps taken in that regard shall additionally learn,” the Court docket directed and listed the matter on  twenty seventh August, 2024.