gopi 1 pil-62-11.sxw IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.62 OF 2011 Rajendra Bhalchandra Phadke & Ors. ..Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Rakesh Misar i/b. Mustafa Kanchwala for petitioners. Mr. R.P. Behere, AGP for respondent State. CORAM : MOHIT S. SHAH, C. J. AND GIRISH S. GODBOLE, J. 4 August 2011 PC: The grievance in this petition is about non-compliance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Rules made thereunder by the auto rickshaw drivers. 2. Affidavit in reply has been filed by the Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Dy. Regional Transport Office, Kalyan, District Thane pointing out various steps being taken by the authorities for ensuring compliance with the relevant statutory provisions. It is also pointed out that the Deputy Regional Transport Office, Kalyan has a Complaint Redressal System for complaint against auto rickshaws and the helpline number and e-mail-ID is also given as stated in para.7 of the affidavit in reply. In view of the above, it appears to the Court that it is not necessary for this Court to monitor the implementation of the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Rules framed thereunder. The interet of justice would be served if this petition is disposed of with the direction that the gopi 2 pil-62-11.sxw Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Kalyan, District Thane shall constitute a Committee comprising of the following members:- 1. Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation. 2. The Deputy Regional Transport Officer, Kalyan, Convenor. 3. The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Traffic Branch, Kalyan. 4. Two representatives of Auto Rickshaw Unions in Kalyan Dombivali 5. Two representatives of Pravasi Sanghatana/One Lady. 6. One Senior citizen in the area. 7. Petitioner No.1-Rajendra Bhalchandra Phadke. 3. The Committee shall attend to the complaints of general nature and in appropriate cases the Competent Authority shall also take penal action in accordance with law by imposing fine on the defaulter auto rickshaw drivers. 4. The Committee shall meet atleast once in a month and otherwise earlier as may be decided by the concerned Convenor of the Committee. CHIEF JUSTICE GIRISH S. GODBOLE, J.