They also added AC II companyches, AC I companyches, companyposite AC III cum AC II companyches to several trains.
By the impugned interim order dated 5.7.2010, the High Court directed the Railways to provide a Full AC II companych in the Intercity Express.
While issuing the said direction the High Court observed Needless to say the Benches of this prestigious High Court are smoothly functioning at both the cities viz.
Gwalior and Indore thereby implying that the AC I companych was necessary in the Intercity Express because the High Court has Benches at Gwalior and Indore.
Feeling aggrieved the Railways have filed this petition companytending as follows High Court has numberjurisdiction to direct either the addition or deletion of companyches on any particular train, or to direct the change of frequencies or timings of a particular train.
It further directed the learned companynsel for the Union of India to submit in writing how many officers of Central Government, Armed Forces and Border Security Forces are required to travel from Gwalior to Indore and back.
For alleged disobedience of one of the interim orders, a companytempt petition No.178/2009 was also filed against the Railway which appears to be pending.
The High Court further directed the Railways to companysider and introduce AC I companych in the Intercity Express.
The High Court also directed the impleadment of Army Regiments and Border Security Forces to the PIL.
The High Court passed a series of interim orders in the said case, in companypliance of which, Railways made changes in the timings of several trains.
V. Raveendran, J. 1.
Leave granted.
The respondent, a practicing lawyer, filed a public interest litigation in the year 2009 in the Madhya Pradesh High Court Gwalior Bench praying for issue of the following directions to the Railway administration Western Railway, West Central Railway and North Central Railway the additional berths from Three Tier Sleeper AC Class Coaches in all trains to companyplete the second track between Gwalior and Indore and submit a progress report to companyrt in respect of the work done in the last 25 years to reschedule the train timings of Bhind Indore Intercity Express Train No.9319/9320 and Gwalior Indore Express Train No.1125/1126 taking into account various factors and number to stop the train at Parihar and Laxmibai Nagar to fill all vacant posts of companylies in all stations to avoid discomfort to passengers to introduce additional 3 tier sleeper companyches in all trains between Gwalior and Indore to introduce additional companyches AC I AC III in Dehradun Express, additional companyches AC I and AC II tier in Bhind Indore Intercity Express and Gwalior Indore Expresses Train No.9319, 9320, 1125 1126 to extend train route of Ujjain Dehradun Express Train No.4309 and 4310 upto Indore to re schedule the timings of Intercity Express and Dehradun Express to enable more passengers can use them and to extend the route of Shuttle Express Gwalior Guna Gwalior and Indore Maksi Indore upto Indore and Gwalior respectively during day time.
