Phalodi road accident: Supreme Court seeks responses from NHAI, Road Transport Ministry

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The Supreme Court connected Monday (November 10, 2025) sought responses from the National Highways Authority of India and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways successful a suo motu lawsuit successful transportation with an mishap successful Rajasthan's Phalodi area that claimed 15 lives.

A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi issued announcement to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Ministry, seeking their replies successful 2 weeks connected the origin of the accident.

It besides asked them to behaviour a survey of the country and record a study connected the fig of dhabas connected the road passing done Phalodi.

The Bench besides sought a circumstantial study connected the information of the road and the norms followed by the roadworthy contractor for roadworthy attraction successful Phalodi.

The apical Court precocious took suo motu cognisance of the November 2, 2025, roadworthy mishap successful Phalodi, successful which 10 women and 4 children died erstwhile a tempo traveller rammed into a stationary trailer truck.

The incidental occurred adjacent Matoda colony connected the Bharat Mala Highway erstwhile the tempo traveller was going from Bikaner's Kolayat temple to Jodhpur.

Published - November 10, 2025 01:23 p.m. IST

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