SHRC summons KSRTC officials over denial of student concessions

Kerala State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) subordinate V. Geetha has issued an bid directing 3 officials from the KSRTC Kottarakara depot to look personally astatine an upcoming proceeding and supply a ceremonial mentation regarding allegations of negligence and the nonaccomplishment to supply timely question concessions to schoolhouse students. The commission’s involution comes successful effect to a petition filed by P.J. Ajith Kumar, a elder national from Ezhukone. Mr. Kumar alleged that his grandchildren were unjustly denied their question concessions. He further pointed retired that the process has go a fiscal burden, arsenic families are forced to walk astir ₹100 astatine machine centres for online applications, lone to look delays and rejections owed to the arbitrary requirements acceptable by depot officials. In a study antecedently submitted to the commission, the Kottarakara District Transport Officer (DTO) claimed that the hold occurred due to the fact that the petitioner failed to upload Form Number 1. The DTO maintained that this circumstantial form, certified by schoolhouse authorities, was introduced arsenic a simplified measurement to expedite the process. However, the petitioner successfully challenged this assertion by providing grounds that the authoritative announcement committee astatine the Kottarakara KSRTC portion bureau does not database Form Number 1 arsenic a required papers for concession applications. After examining the evidence, the committee observed that determination is merit successful the petitioner’s statement that officials are intentionally creating hurdles for students. It was noted that the documents presently required for upload bash not explicitly notation Form Number 1, starring to disorder and unnecessary hardship. Consequently, the Commission has summoned the officials to warrant these discrepancies. The lawsuit is acceptable to beryllium heard again successful March, and the acrophobic employees volition beryllium notified of the nonstop sitting date.

Published - January 28, 2026 07:54 p.m. IST