Summary:
File phoeomore-inThe Madras High Court on Friday directed the State government to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras inside all Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) in the State to prevent corruption. “There cannot be any leniency or misplaced sympathy in respect of initiating action against corrupt officials,” he concluded. Subramaniam issued the directions while dismissing a writ petition filed by a federation of driving school owners associations. He also ordered a ban on touts and driving school employees inside the RTOs. “These driving school managements are colluding with the public officials and corruption becomes a routine day-to-day affair in the RTOs...
People are frustrated by the corrupt activities of public officials in the State....