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Bombay High Court dismisses PIL against separate train ticket counters for agents

The Bombay high court (HC) on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a citizen challenging the allotment of a separate counter for Railway Travellers Service Agents (RTSA) for booking tickets on long distance trains.

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The Bombay high court (HC) on Wednesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a citizen challenging the allotment of a separate counter for Railway Travellers Service Agents (RTSA) for booking tickets on long distance trains.

A division bench of Justices Naresh Patil and Ajey Gadkari disposed of the PIL filed by Chetan Trivedi, while stating that the counters were as per a policy of the Railways issued in 1999, and that this facility was meant to help the public at large.

Trivedi claimed in his petition that these separate counters should be closed down as they created discrimination against the general public. Moreover, agents book tickets in tatkal as the portal opens for booking, thus leading to shortage of tickets for the general public. The petition also sought an inquiry by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) against these agents for committing fraud in ticket reservation.

Suresh Kumar, advocate for railways, opposed the PIL, stating that the policy was undertaken to help the public at large. He cited the example of how people had to wait overnight at stations to book their tickets earlier and that the policy decision had been taken to make the process easier for the public. Moreover, he argued that since the PIL had not challenged the policy, it should be rejected. The court accepted Kumar's arguments and dismissed the PIL.

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