New Delhi: Two youth on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the Centre and the city government to spread awareness about the consequences of "road rage" in the national capital.
A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw was also urged through a public interest litigation (PIL) that the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Law and Justice should be directed to "constitute a specific and deterrent law against road rage".
"Respondents (Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, Delhi government, the Commissioner of Police and the Commissioner of Traffic police) to spread awareness about the consequences/effects of road rage through advertisement on television/FM radio/social media/print media/campaigns through banners/hoardings/pamphlets," the petitioner said.
The duo -- Abhishek Chodhary and Harsh Ahuja -- told the court that the recent incident in which a head constable of Delhi Traffic Police was seen hitting a woman with a brick in a fit of rage after she refused to bribe him is also a issue of road rage.
"Cases of road rage are increasing every year and it is imperative to mention that these figures are very alarming and they are a matter of grave concern," the plea said.
Taking note of the issue raised in the writ petition, the court said that it will tag the issue with the plea it has taken up on its own after going through the media report about the alleged incident.
The incident had occurred in the Golf Links area on May 11 following an altercation between the policeman Satish Chandra, and Ramanjeet Kaur, a mother of three, over an incident of traffic violation.
Chandra was dismissed from service and arrested after a criminal case was filed against him.
The woman had alleged in her complaint to the police that Chandra, who is now on bail, had demanded a bribe of Rs 200 accusing her of violating traffic rules and, when she insisted on being given receipt, he abused her and hit her with a brick in front of her three minor children.
