Jaffer Khan vs. Union Of INDIA
Held
The High Court disposed of the writ petition, taking on record the Government of Kerala's statement of facts detailing steps initiated to implement speed limiting device (SLD) modules attached to Vahan software, expected to be implemented across the State within two months. The Court expressed hope that the Government would honor its commitment in letter and spirit.
Facts
The petitioner filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking strict implementation of Central and State government notifications (Exhibit-P1 and P3) mandating the installation of speed governors in all transport vehicles in Kerala. The petitioner alleged non-implementation of these orders, lack of proper guidelines, and issues with tampering, requesting directions for strict enforcement and integration with Vahan software.
Key Issues
The key legal issue was the non-implementation of statutory notifications and guidelines regarding the mandatory fitting of speed governors in transport vehicles in Kerala to enhance road safety and prevent tampering.
Sections Cited
None
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.S.MANIKUMAR & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHAJI P.CHALY THURSDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021 / 29TH MAGHA,1942 WP(C). No. 28137 OF 2020(S) PETITIONER: JAFFER KHAN, AGED 51 YEARS S/O. OUKKAR HAJI, KARUVELIL HOUSE, ARAKKAPPADI VILLAGE, VENGOLA P.O.-683547. BY ADVS. SRI. PRAVEEN K. JOY SRI. E. S. SANEEJ SRI. M. P. UNNIKRISHNAN SMT. M. K. SAMYUKTHA SRI. N. ABHILASH SMT. BEENA JOSEPH SHRI DEEPU RAJAGOPAL RESPONDENTS: 1 UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS-110001. 2 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM-695001. 3 THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, TRANSPORT COMMISSIONARATE, VAZHUTHACAUD, TRIVANDRUM-695014. 4 DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, NORTH ZONE, CIVIL STATION, ERANJIPALAM, KOZHIKODE-673020. 5 DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL ZONE, CIVIL STATION, CIVIL LANE ROAD, KALYAN NAGAR, AYYANTHOLE, THRISSUR-680003. W.P.(C).28137/2020 2 6 DEPUTY TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, SOUTH ZONE, KUDAPPANAKUNNU P.O., TRIVANDRUM-6950
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