Supreme Court dismisses plea for Vande Bharat train stop at Tirur Railway Station
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea filed by a lawyer against the Kerala High Court’s dismissal of a plea to direct the Southern Railways to permit a stop for the ‘Vande Bharat Train Service’ at Tirur Railway Station in Malappuram District.
Court’s Disinclination
The bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha, and Justice Manoj Misra expressed their disinclination towards entertaining the plea. CJI DY Chandrachud remarked, “Now you want us to decide which station a train stops at? Do we also take a call on stations from Delhi to Mumbai Rajdhani?”
Policy Matter
The Supreme Court considered the matter as a policy issue and dismissed the plea. The Division Bench of the Kerala High Court had observed that providing stops for a train was a matter that had to be determined by the Railways, and that no person had a vested right to demand the same. The High Court had stated that if stops were to be provided on demand by the public, the term “express train” would become a misnomer.
Grounds of the Plea
The petitioner argued that Tirur Railway Station in Malappuram District is densely populated and a significant number of people rely on the train service for their travel purposes. The petitioner alleged that the call back of the train stop at Tirur and the allocation of Shornur Railway Station in Palakkad district in its place was due to political reasons and unfair.
The petitioner highlighted the population of Tirur District in Malappuram and Shornur District in Palakkad, as revealed by the 2011 Census Report, to support the argument that Tirur is a major district with dense population and the denial of the railway stop there would hinder effective transport facilities for the entire district.
The petitioner also pointed out that Shornur Railway Station is approximately 56 KM from Tirur, making it difficult for the people of Malappuram District to travel such a distance. The petitioner emphasized that this would cause relentless hardships for the local people, especially working individuals and the elderly.
Conclusion
The Supreme Court’s dismissal of the plea affirms that decisions regarding train stops are a policy matter and fall within the purview of the Railways. The court upheld that no individual has a vested right to demand train stops. The denial of the train stop at Tirur Railway Station will remain in effect, and the allocated stop at Shornur Railway Station will continue to serve the passengers from Malappuram District.
Summary:
- The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea to direct Southern Railways to permit a stop for the ‘Vande Bharat Train Service’ at Tirur Railway Station in Malappuram District.
- The court expressed disinclination towards entertaining the plea, considering it a policy matter.
- The Kerala High Court had previously held that providing train stops on demand would make the term “express train” a misnomer.
- The petitioner argued that the denial of the train stop at Tirur and the allocation of Shornur Railway Station instead was due to political reasons and unfair.
- The Supreme Court upheld the decision, emphasizing that no individual has a vested right to demand train stops.
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