LUCKNOW: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday pulled up the railway authorities for not reacting in time to the Jat agitation that has crippled the rail traffic. It directed the Central and state governments to ensure that there was no recurrence of such blockades of rail tracks or highways.
The court also directed the authorities concerned to lay down guidelines in order to tackle the problem by use of force and by invoking the provisions of the National Security Act (NSA).
The order was issued by the division bench of Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice V K Dixit while hearing a PIL on harassment of lakhs of people due to cancellation of around 760 trains following rail blockade at Kafurpur in J P Nagar for 15 days by Jat protesters demanding reservation in Central services under other backward class (OBC) category.
The HC had on March 18 taken sou motu cognizance of a TOI report on the problems of the people due to the Jat agitation. On the direction of the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court, the registrar of the court registered the matter as a PIL.
In the March 18 order, the rail route along which the protesters were squatting was vacated by the authorities. However, the agitation continued and the community leaders have now announced to block the highways leading to Delhi.
The Central and state governments as well as the chairman, Railway Board, submitted a status report in the High Court in pursuance to March 18 order to get the railway lines cleared. Taking on record the affidavits filed the authorities, the High Court also appreciated the effort to clear the railway tracks, but expressed displeasure over the initial inaction.
Meanwhile, the Jat protesters on Wednesday tried to enter Delhi through Ghaziabad and for an hour blocked the road at Anand Vihar when stopped by police to proceed further.
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The court also directed the authorities concerned to lay down guidelines in order to tackle the problem by use of force and by invoking the provisions of the National Security Act (NSA).
The order was issued by the division bench of Justice Uma Nath Singh and Justice V K Dixit while hearing a PIL on harassment of lakhs of people due to cancellation of around 760 trains following rail blockade at Kafurpur in J P Nagar for 15 days by Jat protesters demanding reservation in Central services under other backward class (OBC) category.
The HC had on March 18 taken sou motu cognizance of a TOI report on the problems of the people due to the Jat agitation. On the direction of the chief justice of the Allahabad High Court, the registrar of the court registered the matter as a PIL.
In the March 18 order, the rail route along which the protesters were squatting was vacated by the authorities. However, the agitation continued and the community leaders have now announced to block the highways leading to Delhi.
The Central and state governments as well as the chairman, Railway Board, submitted a status report in the High Court in pursuance to March 18 order to get the railway lines cleared. Taking on record the affidavits filed the authorities, the High Court also appreciated the effort to clear the railway tracks, but expressed displeasure over the initial inaction.
Meanwhile, the Jat protesters on Wednesday tried to enter Delhi through Ghaziabad and for an hour blocked the road at Anand Vihar when stopped by police to proceed further.
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