The Supreme Court today (October 16) refused to consider a PIL seeking directions against the excessive overcrowding of passengers in public and privately operated buses.

The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran refused to entertain the PIL, considering that the matter lies in the domain of public policy.

The Counsel stressed that many people risk their lives and some even die due to the overcrowding in the public and private operated buses.

He said: " This is a PIL concerning the overloading of the public buses by the transport department as well as the private operators across the country, which causes millions of deaths across the year."

The bench, while refusing to interfere, passed the following order:

"The matter pertains to the policy domain of the state, as su

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