Test Footer

Thursday 23 August 2012

Draft of transport rules for school children ready: Tamil Nadu government tells High Court

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday told the Madras High Court that the draft of the rules pertaining to regulate transport of school children in the state was ready and would be tabled before the Cabinet in a few days.

Chief Justice MY Eqbal and Justice A Arumugasamy are looking into the matter.

Taking a serious look at the incident in the suburbs of the city on July 25, when a Class 2 student was run over by her school bus after slipping through a hole in its floor, the First Bench made a suo motu statement to draft a set of rules for regulating transport of school children in the state.

The matter was posted after a week.

Meanwhile, Justice GM Akbar Ali granted bail to three persons including bus driver Seeman and two others, who were arrested in connection with the case.

Source: http://www.ndtv.com/article/cities/draft-of-transport-rules-for-school-children-ready-tamil-nadu-government-tells-high-court-258060