[sustran] The KSRTC bus service is killing commuters through its incompetence: HC

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*The KSRTC is killing commuters through its incompetence: HC*

By Shyam Prasad S, Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Oct 1, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
High Court orders that details of all KSRTC drivers who do not have a DL or
whose licences have lapsed be submitted

The High Court has come down like a ton of bricks on KSRTC for failing to
provide details of its drivers, some of who do not have legitimate and
valid licences.

It asked KSRTC if it was employing "agents of Yama" rather than drivers,
and said a government-owned organisation could not allow people without
licences to drive its buses and harm innocent commuters and pedestrians.
The HC order was issued earlier in an appeal the KSRTC filed against an
insurance company. KSRTC was given 15 days to provide the details. When the
case came up for hearing on Wednesday, the details were not forthcoming.

The case regards the payment of insurance in an accident where the driver
of a KSRTC bus did not have a valid driving licence for a heavy transport
vehicle (HTV).

When the details failed to appear on Wednesday, the court asked why its
order was not being respected. The judge observed: "Are you agents of Yama?
You were asked to provide details of your drivers without licences."
The court said that if its orders were not followed it would place the
matter before the Registrar so that an appropriate bench could take up
contempt proceedings.
"There are innocent people on the roads. Think of them. The corporation is
running so many HTV vehicles and do all drivers have a licence," the court
asked.
In an earlier hearing of the case, the court had given KSRTC 15 days to
conduct a survey of its drivers and provide a list of those with valid
licences and those who have not renewed them or got them endorsed (to drive
an HTV).
The court also queried whether the licences of KSRTC's 10,000 drivers were
checked for validity when the drivers were hired.
The advocate told the court that some details were available. Only BMTC and
NWKRTC had provided details. The court said, "I do not want installments. I
need details of all drivers."

The court observed that court orders were being neglected and being taken
as a joke. "You are a state-owned organisation. How can you entrust a bus
to a person who has no licence.

You should be concerned and not try to hoodwink the court," it said. "The
corporation is virtually killing commuters on the roads through its
incompetent drivers."

When more time was sought, the court said, "It is not my personal work. It
is not harassment." The court directed the case to be listed as the first
matter on Thursday.