Chhattisgarh High Court takes suo moto cognizance of alarming rate of road accidents; asks State to show compliance report on Supreme Court’s directions in S. Rajaseekaran (II) case
The Court acted in response to the various newspapers reporting of the alarming condition of traffic on the streets/roads and especially in Highways of the State, owing to over speeding, roaming of stray cattle on the roads, non-maintenance of the roads, poor lighting, absence of proper signage, absence of reflectors, lack of patrolling by the authorities, disorderly parking of trucks and vehicles on the roads, driving of vehicles after consuming alcohol, etc.
