The Chhattisgarh High Court recently disposed of a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL), taking cognizance of two reports in local newspapers highlighting the pathetic condition of roads adjacent to Bilaspur Railway Station and the inconvenience caused to passengers due to the allowance of goods trains on Platform No 1.
The court took suo motu cognizance of the news items and directed the Divisional Railway Manager, South East Central Railway, Bilaspur, to file a personal affidavit in the matter.
In response, the Divisional Railway Manager filed an affidavit stating that the estimates for the repair of the roads had been made and tenders had been awarded to the concerned contractor.
The affidavit further stated that the construction work of the roads would be completed latest by May 31, 2025.
Regarding the inconvenience caused to passengers due to the allowance of goods trains on Platform No 1, the Divisional Railway Manager explained that the platform nomination of trains had been done in such a manner that the movement of trains across the yard was in accordance with the physical layout, ensuring maximum efficiency in mobility.
The affidavit clarified that coaching trains coming from different directions were handled through different platforms, and that the yard handled both goods and coaching trains.
The Division Bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, taking into consideration the affidavit filed by the Divisional Railway Manager, disposed of the PIL with the hope and trust that the railway authorities would complete the tasks as assured, latest by May 31, 2025