HC issues directive on CNG-run three-wheelers
The High Court yesterday directed the government to deploy mobile courts in the capital from June 21 to stop private CNG-run auto rickshaws from operating illegally on a commercial basis.
During hearing of a suo moto rule on June 7, an HC bench ordered the authorities concerned to take necessary actions against the owners and drivers of the three-wheelers for breaching traffic rules.
The copy of the order was released yesterday after Justice Mohammed Bazlur Rahman and Justice Md Habibul Gani signed it.
In the order, the court asked the deputy commissioner of Dhaka to deploy executive magistrates for conducting the mobile courts on the streets of the capital from June 21.
It also directed the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) not to allow further registration of private three-wheelers.
The chairman of BRTA and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner will assist the mobile courts to function properly, according to the directive.
The DMP commissioner has been asked to circulate these directives by placing advertisements and press releases via the print and electronic media to warn those involved in such illegal activities.
The HC bench also directed the DC of Dhaka, DMP commissioner and BRTA chairman to submit separate compliance reports before the court by July 9.
Earlier, on May 14, the HC bench issued the suo moto rule following a report published in The Daily Star on May 13, titled “Private yet up for hiring”.
According to the report, a large number of privately-owned auto rickshaws ply the streets as vehicles for hire, ignoring their registration rules. In spite of “private” inscribed on the grey three-wheelers, they lurk at bus stops and major intersections looking for passengers.
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