Kerala tragic boat accident: In view of the tragic boat accident that occurred at Tanur on May 7, the Kerala High Court on Friday issued instructions to the federal government to ensure that the boats working in the State are not overloaded. The High Court additionally requested the Kerala authorities to show prominently the utmost carrying capability on every vessel.
The court docket was listening to a suo motu PIL over the tragic boat accident that occurred at Tanur on May 7 that claimed 22 lives, together with 15 kids. The bench, comprising Justices Devan Ramachandran and Sophy Thomas, famous that overloading was one of the main elements inflicting a boat accident.
“…Therefore there is no doubt in our minds that the fundamental imperative is to ensure that every boat in Kerala is allowed to ferry or carry persons only to the maximum capacity as certified by the competent authority,” the court docket stated.
The Bench additionally directed that each boat must be requested to show a board on its conspicuous locations, together with factors of entry and exit and likewise inside its cabins, displaying the utmost quantity of folks that it ought to carry. The court docket appointed senior lawyer V M Shyamkumar as amicus curiae in the matter.
(with inputs from PTI)Â
