CUTTACK: Acting on a writ petition filed by a group of private bus owners of Cuttack, a division bench of the Orissa High Court comprising Chief Justice V Gopalagowda and Justice S K Mishra has issued notices to the State Government, Commissioner of Police as well as DCP, Cuttack over increasing anti-social activities in Badambadi bus stand premises.Rabinarayan Behera and 32 other bus operators filed the petition. The High Court has asked the Government and the police to file their response within two weeks.The petitioners alleged that the police have failed in their duty to prevent anti-social activities at Badambadi bus stand which, they said, create difficulty in plying the buses. It was also alleged that hooligans are even forcibly controlling the timing of the buses apart from regular extortion from the operators.Citing incidents as reported in the newspapers, the petitioners alleged that even the bus owners, sometimes, have suffered humiliation and assault by the anti-social elements and the police have not taken any action against them. The petitioners appealed to the High Court to direct the police to take effective steps in the area and ensure safety of the passengers and bus operators.
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