ORDER

One of the aspects covered by this writ petition relates to proper management and control of the traffic in the National Capital Region (NCR) and the National Capital Territory (NCT), Delhi to ensure the maximum possible safeguards which are necessary for public safety. The problem is too obvious to require elaboration and the need for urgent measures to prevent any further delay in enforcement at least of the existing provisions of law is imperative. The need is accentuated by the alarming rise in the number of road accidents and the resulting deaths and bodily injuries caused thereby. The most recent tragedy in which a school bus broke the parapet of a bridge and fell into the river a couple of days back does not permit any further delay in taking urgent measures in this behalf. For this reason, in addition to the assistant we have been given by the learned amicus curiae, the Additional Solicitor General and the Bar in general, we considered it appropriate to also require the presence of the Chief Secretary Mr. P.V. Jaikishan, the Police Commissioner Mr. T.R. Kakkar and the Commissioner (Traffic) Ms. Kiran Dhingra, to examine the matter at some length.

2. Having heard all of