Delhi station stampede: Delhi High Court asks Railways to take note of PIL raising concerns
The Hindu
Delhi High Court orders Railways to address passenger limits and platform ticket sales after New Delhi Railway Station stampede.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) asked the Railways to examine the fixing of maximum passengers and sale of platform tickets—issues raised in a PIL over the recent stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station.
A bench of Chief Justice D. K. Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela asked the authorities concerned to state in its affidavit the details of its measures on the issues.
“Let the issues raised in the petition be examined, as suggested by the solicitor general, at the highest level at the Railway Board and thereafter an affidavit be filed by the respondent giving details of the decisions that might be taken by the Railway Board,” the court ordered.
Solicitor general Tushar Mehta said the matter was not taken in an adversarial manner and the Railways was bound to follow the law.
He said there was an “unprecedented” situation and assured the court that the issues raised in the PIL would be considered at the highest level.
The court said the PIL was not confined to the recent incident of stampede as it sought implementation of the existing legal provisions with respect to the maximum number of passengers in a compartment and the sale of platform tickets.
If the legal provisions were perhaps implemented adequately, such incidents of stampede could be avoided, it added.
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