New Delhi: Indian roads have proved to be giant killers demanding immediate remedial action, the Supreme Court said and appointed a three-member committee to monitor steps taken by the Centre and state governments to ensure road safety and to curb growing number of accidents.
It directed all government departments, which are looking after the multi-dimensional issues pertaining to road safety, to submit their first report to the committee within three months on implementation and enforcement of laws pertaining to licensing, certification of fitness of vehicles and use of road safety devices and other related issues.
“The facts mentioned above would leave no room for doubt that Indian roads have proved to be giant killers demanding immediate attention and remedial action,” a bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said while referring to data of growing road
