The Court : This public interest litigation has been moved at the instance of Calcutta 36, a society registered under the Society Registration Act, working in the field of environment, for a direction upon the respondents to stop the misuse of red lights in the vehicles of the persons who are not entitled to use such lights in their vehicles and for implementation of Rule 108 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules and notifications thereunder if any, and for other incidental reliefs. In spite of repeated notices having been served upon the respondents, no one appeared at the time when this public interest litigation was taken up for final disposal.

2. The writ petitioner is a coordinating body association having as members persons engaged in social work for upliftment of the conditions of the Calcutta Metropolitan area. A large number of persons of such association are eminent persons, scientists, engineers, educationists and doctors interested to better the condition of the Calcutta Metropolitan area in a number of ways. In the present public interest litigation, the writ petitioner has alleged that the citizens of Calcutta have observed rampant use of red lights in cars in t