Writ plea for shelters in all city bus stops

CHENNAI: A writ plea for a direction to the Chennai Corporation and the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) to provide shelters in all the bus stops in the city has been made in the Madras High Court.The first bench comprising Chief Justice M Y Eqbal and Justice T S Sivagnanam, before which the public interest writ petition from Nethaji Pokkuvarathu Thozhilalargal Pathukappu Thozhir San gam, by its treasurer A Vijayararan, came up on Wednesday, ordered notice returnable in three weeks.Sangam advocate R Y George Williams contended that almost all the bus stops in the city had no proper shelters. They were either removed, damaged or encroached upon.The commuters had to wait for buses under the scorching sun or rains.The drivers and conductors were at the receiving end from the travelling public and the union had also been receiving complaints in this connection, Williams said.