Nagpur: Expressing concerns over deadly accidents reportedly caused by holes in Nagpur-Amravati National Highway No.
53 which caused the loss of four lives, including three children, the Nagpur bench from the Bombay High Court on Wednesday searched for a reply from the National Highway Authority (NHAI) and other respondents.
The direction came after Arun Patil’s applicant, he was a lawyer, submitted a request that an accident occurred on the highway on October 3, where four people were killed after the car jumped over the road divider and stopped at the stop after losing control.
in the afternoon.
The applicant through the advice of Firdos Mirza claimed that the deadly accident occurred when the driver tried to avoid the hole.
This vehicle was pushed at a speed of Breakneck by a trainee doctor and left a severely injured old woman near the Satnaviri under the jurisdiction of Kono Police.
“This accident, as stated in the application, took the lives of four humans and wounded more.
There was no reply to this application has been submitted.
We give the respondent to submit a reply to this application,” said the judges.
Nhai Counsel Aneesh Kathane informed that Kondhali police only gave a copy of FIR, but did not supply the place of Panama and the witness’ statement.
“We direct the police to supply a copy of Panchnama spots and other documents.
They also have to submit a diary of an accident in court,” said the bench while directing the Government Applicant Deepak Thakary to deliver HC’s orders to the police.
Previously, respondents, including NHAI, submitted a reply on the imposition of the penalty proposed against the wrong contractor who failed to maintain the road.
“The reply stated that the penalty was proposed to be imposed on IRB, Talegaon-Amravati (Tollways) Limited, one of the concession holders, because it did not maintain the stretch between Talegaon and Amravati.
However, it was not mentioned whether the proposed penalty had recovered.
Respondents need to clarify This problem, “said the judges, before delaying two weeks hearing.
The patil application comes during the hearing of its own pill (No.
22/2019) highlighting the sad conditions of the Amravati-Akola-Jalgaon Road and Wardha-Sindhkhed Raja Road which leads to many fatal accidents and loss of valuable life.
According to the Petitioner, NHAI has given a contract to build Amravati-Akola-Jalgaon’s stretch to a bankrupt private company and since then the work was stopped a few years ago.
HC is looking for a reply from NHAI for a deadly accident because of the hole
