Overview
- The High Court, which issued its order Wednesday, directed the state to restore all RTO and interstate transport check posts within 30 days.
- Justice Vishal Mishra said the state breached undertakings from earlier PIL proceedings and that closing fixed posts cannot be excused by shifting to mobile or designated checking units.
- The court gave 30 days from receipt of the certified order and said the petitioner may revive contempt proceedings if officials do not comply.
- Transport Minister Rao Uday Pratap Singh said the order would be studied for compliance, and a later report said the government plans to appeal before a division bench.
- The state had shut all check posts from July 1, 2024 after a directive from Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, and the petition cited increased overloading, accidents, and damage to public property since the shutdown.