Q.
Read
the following news report and,
√ Identify
the governments at different levels
√ Identify
the role of Supreme Court
√ What
elements of the working of judiciary and executive can you identify
in it?
√ Identify
the policy issues, matters related to legislation, implementation and
interpretation of the law involved in this case.
Centre,
Delhi join hands on CNG issue
By
Our Staff Reporter, The Hindu 23 September 2001
NEW
DELHI, SEPT. 22. The Centre and the Delhi Government today agreed to
jointly approach the Supreme Court this coming week… for
phasing out of all non-CNG commercial vehicles in the Capital. They
also decided to seek a dual fuel policy for the city instead of
putting the entire transportation system on the single-fuel mode
“which was full of dangers and would result in disaster.’’
It
was also decided to discourage the use of CNG by private vehicle
owners in the Capital. Both governments would press for allowing the
use of 0.05 per cent low sulphur diesel for running of buses in the
Capital. In addition, it would be pleaded before the Court that all
commercial vehicles, which fulfill the Euro-II standards, should be
allowed to ply in the city. Though both the Centre and the State
would file separate affidavits, these would contain common points.
The Centre would also go out and support the Delhi Government’s
stand on the issues concerning CNG.
These
decisions were taken at a meeting between the Delhi Chief Minister,
Ms. Sheila Dikshit, and the Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister,
Mr. Ram Naik.
Ms.
Dikshit said the Central Government would request the court that in
view of the high powered Committee appointed under Dr. R.A. Mashelkar
to suggest an “Auto Fuel Policy”’ for the entire
country, it would be appropriate to extend the deadline as it was not
possible to convert the entire 10,000-odd bus fleet into CNG during
the prescribed time frame. The Mashelkar Committee is expected to
submit its report within a period of six months.
The
Chief Minister said time was required to implement the court
directives. Referring to the coordinated approach on the issue, Ms.
Dikshit said this would take into account the details about the
number of vehicles to be run on CNG, eliminating long queues outside
CNG filling stations, the CNG fuel requirements of Delhi and the ways
and means to implement the directive of the court.
The
Supreme Court had …refused to relax the only CNG norm for the
city’s buses but said it had never insisted on CNG for taxis
and auto rickshaws. Mr. Naik said the Centre would insist on allowing
use of low sulphur diesel for buses in Delhi as putting the entire
transportation system dependent on CNG could prove to be disastrous.
The Capital relied on pipeline supply for CNG and any disruption
would throw the public transport system out of gear.
