The Delhi government is likely to move the Delhi High Court to challenge the Lieutenant Governor’s decision to terminate the services of all civil defence volunteers working as marshals on buses under the Bus Marshal Scheme, implemented in 2015 to ensure the safety and security of women and children on buses in the national capital. Sources close to the legal …
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday issued directives to extend the service of civil defence volunteers as bus marshals, while simultaneously initiating proceedings against the secretaries of the transport and finance departments for delaying their salaries. Kejriwal emphasised the urgent deployment of home guards as bus marshals across Delhi, but until this deployment process is completed, civil defence volunteers …
Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to consider a representation seeking proper training of Marshals that are deployed in the Delhi Transport Corporation and Cluster buses operated by the Delhi Government. Seeking the court's intervention in addressing his grievances, the Petitioner had sought the following directions from the court: Issue directions to respondent to impart proper training to …