Strongly opposing stage carriage permits for Tata Magic Cabs, the city bus operators of Dehradun have demanded the investigation against the officer of the Regional Transport Office (RTO) who approved the permits asserting that issuance of such permits to Tata Magic cabs are in total violation of the Motor Vehicle act 1988.
The President of Dehradun Mahanagar City Bus Seva Mahasangh, Vijay Vardhan Dandriyal said that he has received information under the Right to Information (RTI) act that RTO officials approved the stage carriage permits to the operators of Tata Magic cabs which actually comes under the contract carriage permits. He said that the vehicle with stage carriage permit should have a conductor to collect fares and regulate the movement of passengers on their entry or exit and also during their journey. Also, a driver with a stage carriage permit should have a separate cabin and enough space in the vehicle for passengers to move around, said Dandriyal. However, none of these laws is followed by Tata Magic cabs operators and yet, the authorities have issued them the carriage permit. He said that all the laws were violated by the official of the RTO who approved the stage carriage permit to the operators of such cabs just to benefit them. “This surely indicates corruption in the RTO and the transport department as such a major violation is being neglected for years. We want the State Government to investigate against the official who approved such permits in violation of the laws,” said Dandriyal.
Wednesday, 02 December 2020 | PNS | Dehradun
