The senior advocate will appear in court to try and settle the blueline controversy

Tulsi to represent transport department

The senior advocate will appear in court to try and settle the blueline controversy

Prominent Lawyer, KTS Tulsi has been asked by Delhi government to help it send blueline buses off the city roads.

Sources in the transport department say, he will be the first lawyer in the recent times, who will get such a large fee. "Per hearing he will be paid, Rs 2.5 lakh apart from other expenses which could also go up to Rs 4 lakh per hearing," say transport department sources.

KTS Tulsi, confirmed that he would be appearing on behalf of Delhi government in the court on December 15. However, he did not confirm the amount.

The former additional solicitor general of India has previously represented the government in the Bombay Blast case and the Calcutta Bomb Blast case. He did not charge any money for fighting for the Uphaar Tragedy victims.

Blueline bus operators have been opposing in the court the move of the government to phase out their buses from city roads, claiming that it would affect lives of hundreds of workers and families associated with them.

Tulsi will represent the state in a suo motto cognizance taken by the court seeing rise in fatal accidents involving blueline buses in July 2007. The court in 2008 had directed the city government to phase out the killer blueline buses as soon as possible. However, due to shortage of buses, the government has so far been extending the deadline.

Meanwhile, the city government decided on Tuesday that the blueline fleet is not going off the city roads from Wednesday as announced in October.

Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely said January 31 has been set as last day for plying of the blueline buses in the city and in no circumstances would the deadline be extended further.

2,052
Total no. of blueline buses in Delhi
January 31
Deadline for all bluelines to go off the roads

Fatal ncount

As many as 151 people were crushed to death by blueline buses in 2007. 122 persons lost their lives to the killer fleet in 2008. More than 117 fatal blueline accidents were reported in 2009.

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