J.N. CHATURVEDI Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE respondents are granted one month's time to file counter affidavit. This petition is in the nature of Public Interest Litigation. There is a road called Kanpur Road in Allahabad over which heavy vehicles pass coming from the Grand Trunk Road, and the Kanpur Road joins the Thornhill Road on which heavy traffic goes via Jawaharlal Nehru Road towards the Shastri Bridge. On Kanpur Road, Thornhill Road and Jawaharlal Nehru Road and in their vicinity are situate a number of institutions. buildings, schools, university, offices, residential colonies etc. There is also a route from Naini to Phaphamau.

(2.) IN our opinion there is serious danger of accidents occurring on these routes because of the heavy traffic coming from Kanpur and going towards Banaras, and from Naini to Phaphamau which pass through the heart of the city. Several accidents have, in fact, taken place and some instances have been given by the petitioner in paragraph -6 of the petition. We are informed that some advocates, students and others have been killed/injured on these routes.

(3.) WE direct the authorities concerned to deal with the matter with a sense of urgency and put up concrete proposals before this Court so that some appropriate directions may be issued in this connection.