It was considering a plea filed by a practicing lawyer contending that a stop had not been allotted for Malappuram district despite it being a densely populated area with a large number of people depending on train service for travel.
According to the petitioner, the failure to allot a stop at Tirur Railway Station is an injustice to the entire people of Malappuram causing great prejudice by ignoring their requests and demands.
However, the court dismissed the plea stating that it cannot interfere in the matter of providing stops for railway trains, as that is a matter purely within the discretion and jurisdiction of the railways.
“The Courts cannot interfere in the matter of providing stops for railway trains, as that is a matter purely within the discretion and jurisdiction of the railways. Providing railway stop for the Vande Bharat train at Tirur, Malappuram is therefore not justiciable,” the judgment stated.
Source: Barandbench
