Banke, Adalat ma punarabedan niyem lagu garna adhikari haru ko agraha. The Appellate Court in Nepalgunj on Wednesday issued an order to the authorities concerned, including Banke and Bardiya District Police Offices and the offices of Transport Management Department, to implement the Motor Vehicles and Transport Management Act 2049 strictly and prevent public vehicles from carrying passengers beyond their seat capacity. The verdict to this effect was issued by a joint bench of Judges Bam Kumar Shrestha and Bihari Prasad Sinha in response to a writ filed by advocates Lok Bahadur Shah and Bishwojit Tiwari to curb road accidents. The ruling states that two drivers should be at the steering in turn while driving long-route public vehicles. The court also ordered to reserve seats for women, the elderly and people with disabilities in public vehicles. The court also pointed out that many road accidents in the districts were caused due to the failure to follow traffic rules and public vehicles carrying passengers beyond their seat capacity. According to the Regional Traffic Police Office in Kohalpur, more than 50 people were killed in 112 road accidents in the Mid-western region in past three months. Cops to ensure reserved seats KATHMANDU: The Metropolitan Traffic Police has once again come forward to ensure the effective implementation of the existing provision of reserved seats for women and people with disabilities (PWDs) in public transportation after concerns on the matter were raised by women lawmakers. During a meeting of the Good Governance and Monitoring Committee of the Parliament on Tuesday, traffic police authorities said they are committed to work for the safety and comfort of women, elderly and PWDs and at the same time curb harassment and inhumane behaviour inside public vehicles. According to women lawmakers, the failure of the concerned authorities to implement the provision has made commuting in public vehicles unsafe and uncomfortable, especially for girls, women, the elderly and people with disabilities. The Sarbajanik Yatrubahak Yatayat Aachar Samhita 2011 was introduced by the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management to ensure the safety of women, the elderly and people with disabilities while commuting in public vehicles and provide reservation to the identified groups. Similarly, Motor Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 1993 mentions that passenger vehicles on local routes should reserve two seats for women while the Disabled Protection and Welfare Act (DPWA) 1982 says that at least 5 percent of the total seats on public conveyance needs to be reserved for people with disabilities.