Supreme Court denies Vande Bharat stop request in man’s home district, citing jurisdictional limitations.
The Supreme Court expressed annoyance at an unusual request from a petitioner who sought the court’s intervention in allocating a stop for a Vande Bharat route in his home district. Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, along with Justices PS Narasimha and Manoj Misra, heard the petition from a Kerala lawyer named PT Sheejish. The petitioner argued that despite a proposal to allot a stop for the Vande Bharat train at Tirur in Malappuram district, it didn’t materialize. Instead, the stop was allocated to Shornur in the Palakkad district, which is about 56 km away, allegedly for political reasons.
Indigenous-technology built Vande Bharat Express between Secunderabad – Tirupati, to be flagged-off by Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi on 8th April, 2023:
Here’s a list of stoppages & timings of the train.
Request all to welcome the #VandeBharatExpress at a stop closest to them. pic.twitter.com/Mslp34ijh0
— G Kishan Reddy (@kishanreddybjp) April 7, 2023
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Court Rejects Train Stop Plea:
However, the Supreme Court rejected the plea, asserting that the decision of providing train stops is the responsibility of the Railways and not subject to individual demands. They emphasized that stops should not be allocated based on personal or vested interests, particularly for high-speed express trains like Vande Bharat. The court warned that if such demands were entertained, the purpose of high-speed trains would be defeated.
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Kerala High Court Dismissal:
The Vande Bharat train route covers Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod and back in the same day. Prior to this, the Kerala High Court had also dismissed the petition, stating that it is within the discretion and jurisdiction of the railways, and courts cannot intervene in such stop allocations.
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