Recently, Kerala High Court rejected a petition seeking a halt for a newly launched ‘Vande Bharat train’ at Tirur Railway station in Malappuram district. The petition was filed by a practising lawyer in which he mentioned that the failure to allot a stop at Tirur Railway Station is an injustice to the entire people of Malappuram causing great prejudice by ignoring their requests and demands.
He further submitted a stop had not been allotted for the Malappuram district despite being populated and a large group of people are depending on train service for travel.
A division bench consisting of Justices Bechu Kurian Thomas and C Jayachandran while dismissing the plea said,
“Moreover, like the petitioner, if every individual or public-spirited person in every district, starts clamouring or demanding a stop to be provided at a Railway Station of his/her choice, the purpose of setting up high-speed trains would itself be lost. Railway stops are not to be provided on demands based on personal or vested interests, especially for high-speed express trains like Vande Bharat train....we find no reason to entertain this writ petition and the same is dismissed in limine,“ the Court said.
The petitioner was represented by advocates A Abdul Rahman, P Martin Jose, Sumeen S, Sreelakshmi CH, Anju Streedhar and Davis Pius.
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