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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
NITIN JAMDAR, CJ, BASANT BALAJI, J
Richard Rajesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. negligence in operationalizing the metropolitan transport authority. (Para 1 , 2 , 7 , 14) |
| 2. importance of a functioning metropolitan transport authority for effective urban transport. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 11 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 3. deadline mandated for establishing functional transport authority. (Para 8 , 15 , 22) |
| 4. court's directive on proceeding with statutory obligations of the authority. (Para 24) |
JUDGMENT :
Nitin Jamdar, C.J.
Six years ago, in 2019, the Kerala State Legislature found it expedient to provide for the constitution of the Metropolitan Transport Authority for the development of urban transport in the Urban Mobility Areas of the State of Kerala. Yet, till date, the Metropolitan Transport Authority for Kochi City remains only on paper. This petition seeks to address this concern.
2. The Kerala Metropolitan Transport Authority Act , 2019 (Act of 2019) was notified on 18 December 2019. Under Section 3 of the Act of 2019, the State Government empowered to establish Metropolitan Transport Authority for each Urban Mobility Area. Section 2 (n), read with Section 11 of the Act of 2019, declares Urban Mobility Area as the Municipal Corporation limits of Thiruv
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