The Madras High Court on Wednesday wanted the State Transport Commissioner to spell out by Thursday as to whether the private buses that ply between Chennai and the southern districts in the State can be permitted to operate from the Central Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT) at Koyambedu too, apart from the newly constructed terminus at Kilambakkam near Vandalur, for a few more weeks.
Justice R.N. Manjula accepted a request made by Advocate General P.S. Raman to grant him a day’s time to get instructions from the Transport Commissioner. The judge was of the view that the Transport Commissioner’s January 24 order directing all south bound private buses to be operated only from Kilambakkam could be kept under suspension for a few weeks to ensure a smooth transition.
Earlier, Senior Counsel Vijay Narayan, representing two writ petitioners YBM Travels and Vetri Travels, insisted that the private bus operators wanting to board and de-board passengers at Koyambedu CMBT must be allowed to do so until the disposal of the writ petitions which had challenged the restriction imposed by the Transport Commissioner against entry of private buses into city limits beyond Kilambakkam.
