SC chamber judge upholds HC verdict

A chamber judge of the Supreme Court judge yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that asked authorities concerned to conduct dope and vision tests of driving license seekers, frame rules of Road Transport Act 2018 and put them into effect in order to reduce road accidents.

Justice Md Nuruzzaman, chamber judge of the Appellate Division of the SC, passed “no order” on a petition filed by bus service company Sajan Paribahan, seeking stay on the HC judgement.

The apex court judge then sent the stay petition to its full bench for a hearing on the matter on October 13.

Sajan Paribahan’s lawyer Advocate SM Shafiqul Islam Babul told The Daily Star that the HC verdict will remain in force as the SC chamber judge did not interfere in it.

Delivering verdict on a suo moto (voluntary) rule, the HC on June 20 issued some directives and observations, saying that the government should put CCTV cameras at key points on metropolitan city roads to detect reckless driving, and take action aiming at curbing road crashes and reckless driving.