Overview

• The court issued notices to NHAI, the Union government, Indore collector, police commissioner and private contractors after a 40-hour gridlock that trapped over 4,000 vehicles and resulted in three deaths.
• Interim diversion routes for heavy vehicles will stay in effect until the bench reviews the submitted replies at the July 7 hearing.
• NHAI’s counsel provoked public outrage by questioning in court why people "leave home so early without any work," intensifying scrutiny of institutional apathy.
• Advocate Anand Adhikari’s PIL highlights a delayed diversion road order from September 2024, substandard service lanes and repeated failures in pre-emptive traffic planning.
• Next steps include detailed written responses on infrastructure lapses and emergency management shortcomings ahead of discussions on long-term traffic reforms.