Justice was going from Delhi to Prayagraj, railway staff did not attend, HC registrar sought clarification from GM
The pantry car of the train has also been complained about. The registrar said no refreshments were provided to the judge and his wife during the journey even though they made several calls for the same.
Allahabad High Court Judge Dr. Gautam Chaudhary, located in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, had to face a lot of problems while traveling in the train. Actually the judge was traveling from Delhi to Prayagraj by Purushottam Express and during this his wife was also with him. But during the journey he faced a lot of troubles, after which he complained about it.
Registrar took cognizance of the incident
The Registrar of Allahabad High Court has taken cognizance of this incident. The registrar of the High Court has sought an answer from the general manager of North Central Railway, Prayagraj. The registrar, in a letter to the general manager, said that the High Court judge had to face a lot of problems while traveling in the train. The train was late by about 3 hours. TTE was informed several times regarding this, but no GRP’s summer came to meet him.
Apart from this, the pantry car of the train has also been complained about. The registrar said no refreshments were provided to the judge and his wife during the journey even though they made several calls for the same. Angered by this, the judge called Raj Tripathi, the manager of the pantry car, but his call did not pick up. The registrar of the High Court further wrote that the judge has sought an explanation from the responsible railway officials in this regard.
There is a shortage of employees in the Railways.
Explain that due to the huge shortage of employees, the railway drivers have to work longer than their shifts. In the report, this was cited as the main reason for the increasing number of accidents. According to the rules, the working hours of the crew cannot exceed 12 hours under any circumstances.
In different zones, loco pilots have to work more than their shifts because of the shortage of people in the railways. The number of loco pilots on duty for more than 12 hours in South East Central Railway in the first half of March, April and May this year was 35.99%, 34.53% and 33.26% respectively.
