Advocate Sunil Kumar v. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 11647/2024 ADVOCATE SUNIL KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:

Petitioner in person.

versus DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION LTD AND ORS .....Respondents Through:

Mr.Santosh Kumar Tripathi, standing counsel with Mr.Risabh Srivastava, Mr.Kartik Sharma and Mr.Pradyumn Rao, Advocates for GNCTD.

Mr.Shashank Bajpai, CGSC with Mr.Amitacharya, Ms.Stuti Karwal and Mr.Abhyudey Kabra, Advocates for UOI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

O R D E R

% 23.08.2024 1.

Present Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed seeking a direction to respondents to install platform screen doors (PSDs) at all the metro stations and to constitute a committee to carry out security audit of all metro stations.

2.

The petitioner, who appears in person, states that he is aggrieved by the increasing number of suicides on Delhi Metro platforms. He states that the PSDs open only once the trains stop at the platform and therefore, there will be no likelihood of a person committing suicide. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/08/2024 at 12:34:54

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This Court is of the view that the present PIL is liable to be disposed of on the ground that an identical PIL being W.P.(C) 1943/2019 was disposed of by the learned predecessor Division Bench vide order dated 27th September, 2019 with the following observation:

7. Hence, the aforesaid aspect of the matter, namely, Platform Screen Door installation system is a highly technical aspect of the matter and we see no reason to give any direction for the installation of the same. It is the duty of the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety to give such type of suggestions as and when such suggestions are being given by the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety, the same shall be carried out by respondent No.1. 4.

In view of the aforesaid order, the present writ petition also stands disposed of.

ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J AUGUST 23, 2024 KA The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 28/08/2024 at 12:34:54