What are the demands made in the petition?
The PIL, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, sought immediate constitution of an expert commission headed by a retired apex court judge and comprising technical members to analyze and review the existing risk and safety parameters in the railway system. has been demanded. Referring to the Odisha train accident, the plea said that it needs to be mentioned with greater concern and emphasis that over the last few decades India has witnessed a series of train collisions and derailments, affecting the people of our country. have suffered grievous suffering in the form of deaths. The authorities are going slow in developing safety mechanisms against such collisions and accidents.
Questions are also being raised regarding the armor system
The enforcement of the safety mechanism of such train protection system is still not implemented on a practical basis across the country, the petition states, as it has been clearly established that Kavach, which is an automatic train protection system, is still Not implemented on these routes. And it is still in the process of being installed across the network. The plea asserts that thousands and lakhs of passengers travel in trains every day, it becomes absolutely necessary for the authorities to ensure basic implementation of safety and deterrence mechanisms like Kavach system, which will ensure safety for the people.
need for court intervention
Citing various accidents over the years that have claimed hundreds of lives, the plea argued that the erratic and negligent acts require a strict judicial intervention, as it concerns public safety and life. The plea urged the apex court to issue a direction to the government for implementation of Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system called Kavach Suraksha System in Indian Railways with immediate effect to ensure public safety.