The impasse over a smooth and hassle-free access from the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor on Mathura Road to the Supreme Court seems far from over. 

On Tuesday, Supreme Court judges and senior government officials met for the second time to discuss the issue but the meeting remained inconclusive, sources said.

The impasse may have put the Delhi government in a spot as the proposed second run of BRT from Moolchand to Delhi Gate is slated to begin from September 1.

Newsline had last month reported that the Supreme Court judges have expressed apprehensions over the BRT’s new avatar, with buses running on the left, unlike the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand stretch where the bus lane is on the centre.

The three-member judges’ committee, headed by Justice Altamas Kabir, which met senior transport officials, appeared less than convinced with the presentation made by the senior officials, according to sources.

With the left carriageway reserved for buses, judges are of the view that the proposed route running outside the court premises, especially on Tilak Marg side, would affect the safe and smooth entry and exit to court premises.

According to a source, the transport department officials have been asked to submit a fresh report “to ensure a smooth and easy access” to the apex court without compromising the project.

Chief Secretary Rakesh Mehta, who was present in the meeting, told Newsline: “The report will be prepared in next three or four days and submitted before the judges. A decision could be taken following this.”

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