Overview
- The order calls for a two-week survey on the Phalodi corridor in Rajasthan and the Hyderabad–Bijapur stretch in Telangana to identify eateries operating on land not earmarked for such use.
- NHAI and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways must submit detailed reports on roadside dhabas, highway conditions, and whether maintenance contractors are following prescribed safety norms.
- The court observed that trucks stopping near unauthorised eateries create blind spots that increase the risk of collisions with fast-moving vehicles.
- The Ministry of Home Affairs and the chief secretaries of affected states were impleaded to help design regulatory controls and corrective measures.
- The suo motu action follows fatal crashes that killed at least 15 near Phalodi and 19 in Telangana, with the bench to take up the case again after the reports are filed.