Chhattisgarh High Court has expressed displeasure over extra fare collection from passengers on the pretext of round figure. The division bench of Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Aggarwal heard the matter suo motu as a public interest litigation. The court has directed that a transparent fare system should be implemented in buses as soon as possible so that there is no unnecessary burden on the pockets of passengers.
Court’s strictness on government’s lapses, instructions to take decision in four weeks
During the hearing, the state government said that the fare determination letter was sent to the Law and Legislative Department by mistake, whereas the decision on it was to be taken in the cabinet meeting. The High Court asked the government to hold a cabinet meeting and take a decision on this issue and implement it across the state within four weeks.
this is the case
During the Corona transition period, the buses remained standing in the depots from March 2020 till now. Due to this the condition of the buses has deteriorated. Not all buses are even fit for purpose. Only about two dozen city buses are running in Bilaspur city. Taking cognizance of the news published in the media, hearing has been started in the form of PIL.
Effect of High Court’s displeasure visible
Taking action against 349 bus operators accused of charging excess fare under the guise of round figures, a fine of Rs 4 lakh 47 thousand 800 has been imposed. A fine of Rs 40 thousand has been imposed on three buses that did not post the fare list.
They get discount in travel
Persons with disabilities, senior citizens, visually impaired persons, intellectually disabled persons, handicapped persons, senior citizens aged 80 years and above and persons suffering from HIV are given 100 per cent concession in passenger fare. Persons affected by Naxalism are given 50 percent discount.
The broken relationship got new life due to the initiative of mediation center in the High Court.
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The couple who approached the court for divorce decided to live together for the future of their son.
To resolve the rift in the sacred relationship of seven rounds, the High Court took the help of mediation and it also yielded positive results. The couple, who had gone to court for divorce, finally decided to live together with mutual consent. The most important role in this agreement was played by their innocent son, keeping in mind whose future both of them decided to settle down once again.
After two years of marriage, the dispute between the Raigarh resident husband and the woman from Janjgir-Champa started increasing, due to which the husband applied for divorce in the Family Court of Raigarh. The Family Court rejected the divorce petition on 23 September 2017. After this, the husband challenged this decision and filed an appeal in the High Court in the year 2017.
Efforts to resolve the relationship at the center
The division bench of Justice Rajni Dubey and Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal directed the case to be sent to the High Court’s Mediation Centre, where communication between the couple was established through mediation. During the mediation process, talks took place between the two and gradually progress was made towards an agreement.
Decision to live together for the sake of son’s future
Realizing the efforts of the Mediation Center and feeling responsible towards the future of their son, the husband and wife mutually decided to give their relationship another chance. This case has shown the positive impact of the High Court mediation process, where it has succeeded in saving a broken relationship.
The way out was through continuous negotiations.
The mediation expert at the mediation center first discussed with the lawyers of both the parties. After this, he tried to understand the dispute by talking to the petitioner and his wife separately. Then called both of them together and talked. Meanwhile, the mediation expert held several rounds of talks. Ultimately both of them forgot their differences and agreed to live together. Resolving their disputes, both of them also signed a written agreement.
