KSRTC in HC seeking Rs 5 cr damages from PFI

September 27, 2022 19:05

A vandalised KSRTC bus during PFI hartal in Kerala/ANI

The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation on Tuesday moved the high court in Kochi seeking directions to the Popular Front of India to compensate the loss of over Rs 5 crore caused to it due to damage to its buses and reduction in services during the hartal on September 23.

On September 22, PFI had called a state-wide hartal on September 23 in protest against hundreds of leaders being arrested and its offices being raided across the country by NIA last week.

During the hartal, its activists had allegedly engaged in widespread violence resulting in damage to buses, public property and even attacks on the general public.

In its plea, moved through advocate Deepu Thankan, KSRTC contended that the hartal was called without any advance notice which was a violation of the high court's orders that flash hartals were illegal and seven days prior notice has to be given.

Due to lack of an advance notice and the police assuring that law and order would be ensured, the corporation said it started its services as usual, the petition said.

Moreover, it cannot stop its operations abruptly as daily life of a large number of persons is dependent upon it, it said and added that 2,439 buses, 62 per cent of its strength, were operated and 9,770 employees reported for duty.

The hartal, unfortunately, turned violent resulting in smashing of windscreens and damage to seats of 58 buses, injuries to 10 employees and one passenger, it said. -- PTI

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