PIL in Madras High Court challenges tender notification for supply of MTC buses with floor height of 900 mm
2 years, 1 month ago

PIL in Madras High Court challenges tender notification for supply of MTC buses with floor height of 900 mm

The Hindu  

Cross disability rights activist Vaishnavi Jayakumar has waged yet another legal battle to ensure that all intra-city government buses are universally accessible to persons with disabilities, senior citizens, pregnant women and others. The notification had called for tenders for supplying 1,771 fully built non-AC diesel buses which included 1,170 buses with a floor height of 900 mm. She contended that the law permits procurement of only low floor buses or a maximum floor height of 650 mm with ramps/kneeling system/lifts for entry. Yet, the government has now decided to purchase as many as 1,170 buses with a floor height of 900 mm which would be very difficult to access by persons with disabilities, the elderly and pregnant women, the petitioner said and urged the court to quash the October 10 tender notification.

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100 new govt buses flagged off; Chennai gets 58 low-floor coaches
5 months ago

100 new govt buses flagged off; Chennai gets 58 low-floor coaches

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Chennai has received its first batch of 58 non-AC low-floor buses which are disabled-friendly and have kneeling facility for wheelchair ramp. The new batch of 58 buses is part of the 100 buses flagged off by Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday, which includes 30 new regular buses and 12 refurbished buses. While conventional MTC buses are 11m long, …

Madras High Court seeks CMDA response on Kilambakkam bus terminus not being accessible to disabled passengers
1 year, 2 months ago

Madras High Court seeks CMDA response on Kilambakkam bus terminus not being accessible to disabled passengers

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court on Tuesday sought the response of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority to a public interest litigation petition that complained of a bus terminus being constructed at Kilambakkam, on the outskirts of Chennai, not being accessible to passengers with disabilities. Gangapurwala and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy ordered notice, returnable by November 30, to the CMDA, and permitted …

After all, the world is theirs too, says Madras High Court while issuing a slew of directions to make public transport accessible to the disabled
1 year, 8 months ago

After all, the world is theirs too, says Madras High Court while issuing a slew of directions to make public transport accessible to the disabled

The Hindu  

“After all, the world is theirs too,” the Madras High Court remarked while issuing a slew of directions to the Government of Tamil Nadu, the State Transport Corporations and private bus manufacturers to make public transport accessible to persons with disabilities, the aged, the pregnant women and children. Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy lamented that …

Not Feasible To Operate Only Low Floor Buses In State, Transport Department Tells Madras High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Not Feasible To Operate Only Low Floor Buses In State, Transport Department Tells Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Institute of Road Transport on Friday informed the Madras High Court that it is not technically feasible for the State Transport Undertakings to have only low-floor buses in the state.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a plea filed by cross-disability rights activist Vaishnavi Jayakumar against a tender notification issued by the …

424 low floor buses will start plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore from April, T.N. govt. tells HC
2 years ago

424 low floor buses will start plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore from April, T.N. govt. tells HC

The Hindu  

The State government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that it has received tenders for procurement of 424 low floor buses and that after finalising the successful bidders, those buses would begin plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore cities by April this year. Raman, representing the transport department, said the tender for procurement of low floor buses had been …

Not possible to ply only low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu until allied infrastructure is in place fully, govt. tells Madras High Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Not possible to ply only low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu until allied infrastructure is in place fully, govt. tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

It is not possible to ply only low-floor buses in all cities unless and until the allied infrastructure is fully in place, the Tamil Nadu government has told the Madras High Court. She had challenged a government tender notification issued on October 10 for procurement of 1,771 fully built non-AC diesel buses, which included 1,170 buses with a floor height …

T.N. govt. must procure buses in conformity with PWD Act, rules and harmonised guidelines: Madras HC
2 years, 6 months ago

T.N. govt. must procure buses in conformity with PWD Act, rules and harmonised guidelines: Madras HC

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has ordered that all buses to be procured by the State government for public transport must conform to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016, the statutory rules framed under it in 2017 and the Harmonised Guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier Free Environment for Persons with Disabilities of 2016 issued by the Centre. …

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