The Supreme Court on January 2 sought to know from the Centre about the protective measures implemented or proposed to be implemented, including the automatic train protection system 'Kavach', to prevent train accidents in the country.
A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and K. V. Viswanathan was hearing a petition which raised the issue of safety measures to prevent train accidents. The Bench asked petitioner Vishal Tiwari to hand over a copy of his plea to the office of the Attorney General.