CHENNAI: At a time when sporting original riding licence is obligatory for drivers, Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) has allowed greater than 30 of its drivers to operate buses without a valid licence - in one case for over six years.
The issue got here to gentle when recommend R Y George Williams introduced the topic to the awareness of the Madras top courtroom. Admitting his plea, Jus tice T Raja has ordered notice to TNSTC returnable by means of October 26.
Williams submitted that the riding licence of P Natarajan, a motive force with TNSTC, had expired in 2011. Since he had crossed 40 years of age, his licence may no longer be renewed routinely , as rules mandate his private appearance prior to the authorities and a take a look at to turn out his bodily endurance.
But, flouting the rules, Natarajan chose to force without a valid licence, as a substitute of renew ing it. Being the regional secretary of Anna industry union, an affiliate of the ruling AIADMK, Natrajan managed to keep TNSTC officers from bothering him to resume the licence. Natarajan was once doing so for the past six years, knowing neatly that his act was once no longer best unlawful but in addition puts hundreds of blameless passengers' lives at stake. Appalled over the inactiveness of TNSTC over the problem, Williams approached the top courtroom. He further submitted that knowing that the problem has reached the courtroom, on September 2 TNSTC passed an order stating that motion have been taken in opposition to two supervisors who failed to supervise the licence issue. Natarajan has renewed his licence now .
This aside, thru some other order passed by means of the company on August 25, it has come to gentle that 31 extra drivers conductors have no longer renewed their licences and have been allowed to proceed their work with expired licence, the recommend mentioned.
The issue got here to gentle when recommend R Y George Williams introduced the topic to the awareness of the Madras top courtroom. Admitting his plea, Jus tice T Raja has ordered notice to TNSTC returnable by means of October 26.
Williams submitted that the riding licence of P Natarajan, a motive force with TNSTC, had expired in 2011. Since he had crossed 40 years of age, his licence may no longer be renewed routinely , as rules mandate his private appearance prior to the authorities and a take a look at to turn out his bodily endurance.
But, flouting the rules, Natarajan chose to force without a valid licence, as a substitute of renew ing it. Being the regional secretary of Anna industry union, an affiliate of the ruling AIADMK, Natrajan managed to keep TNSTC officers from bothering him to resume the licence. Natarajan was once doing so for the past six years, knowing neatly that his act was once no longer best unlawful but in addition puts hundreds of blameless passengers' lives at stake. Appalled over the inactiveness of TNSTC over the problem, Williams approached the top courtroom. He further submitted that knowing that the problem has reached the courtroom, on September 2 TNSTC passed an order stating that motion have been taken in opposition to two supervisors who failed to supervise the licence issue. Natarajan has renewed his licence now .
This aside, thru some other order passed by means of the company on August 25, it has come to gentle that 31 extra drivers conductors have no longer renewed their licences and have been allowed to proceed their work with expired licence, the recommend mentioned.
TNSTC permits over 30 of its drivers to operate buses without valid licence
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October 24, 2017
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