New Delhi   

Court directive to Railway Ministry

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has directed the Railway Ministry and the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) to provide addresses of private contractors running pantry cars as well as of kitchens where food is cooked for train passengers to a four-member committee appointed by it.

A Division Bench of the court comprising Justice M.K. Sharma and Justice Hima Kohli directed the committee comprising Varun Goswami and Shadman Ali, petitioners in the matter, and A.S. Chandhiok and Kirti Uppal, president and secretary respectively of the Delhi High Court Bar Association, to visit the kitchens and file a status report within four weeks.

The directions came on a public interest litigation by the two petitioners accusing IRCTC of supplying unhygienic food to passengers in trains across the country.

Kitchen staff

The Railways had failed to set up modern and sanitised kitchens and the kitchen staff was not properly trained and educated to perform their duties, the petition alleged.

Also, the Railways had not framed rules and guidelines to maintain hygienic condition in its base kitchens.

The petitioners urged the court to direct the Railways to modernise its kitchens and supply quality food to passengers.

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

DMRC not in favour of monorail: Sreedharan
Jamia to start classes in phases
It's curtains for big shops?
Sonia Vihar plant to distribute water from August 1: Sheila
Two wings of MCD on the warpath
New-age comedies with a difference
A talent hunt for children in the Capital
`Gangster' killed in encounter
Moratorium on payment of compensation extended
CISF to guard Jal Board installations
Spotlight on festival of plays by eminent directors
V.P. Singh extends help to slum dwellers
Court directive to Railway Ministry
Special teams for relief to Vidarbha farmers
Police order on cyber cafe use
Proposal rejected
BMIC: State not to proceed with judicial probe
Around the City
Briefly
In the Capital Today
Terrorist organisations strike roots in Bihar

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu