KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has directed transport secretary and Deputy Inspector General Police (DIGP), Traffic to turn up before it to explain what measures were taken to curb reckless driving, overloading, unauthorized parking, encroachments on roads and traffic rules violations causing traffic chaos in the city. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Nadeem Akhtar once again directed DIGP Traffic to ensue enforcement of ban on movement of heavy vehicles in the metropolis during the daytime. Petitioner Faisal Bangali and other dwellers of the city have taken the authorities concerned to the court for failing to enforce the ban on movement of heavy traffic on roads during the daytime. They requested the court to issue directives for the authorities to improve the public transport and introduce other alternatives to facilitate commuters and reduce burden on already present transport. The court was further pleaded to order the authority to strictly conduct fitness test of vehicles plying on the city roads. The petitioners named the secretary transport department, local government secretary, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, Karachi Development Authority, Defense Housing Authority, Clifton Cantonment Board, and Sindh Environmental Protection Agency as respondents. Earlier, the court had directed the transport secretary and DIGP Traffic to deploy extra, efficient and effective force to implement ban on movement of heavy vehicles during the daytime and take action against the traffic rules violators. The petitioners submitted that they were awfully perturbed by the present situation of traffic in the city which is deteriorating day by day. They said that the apex court had passed an order directing the DIGP traffic and municipal authorities to immediately stop heavy vehicles plying on reads in daytime to maintain the smooth flow of traffic. Subsequently, the commissioner Karachi has also banned the movement of the heavy traffic from 6am to 11pm for a period of three months. Nevertheless, the heavy traffic was still freely plying on roads in the specific timings, taking heavy toll on the smooth flow of traffic and posing an imminent threat to lives of people, the petitioners lamented. They said that the respondent authorities are duty-bound to enforce the court orders for the improvement of traffic and safety of the public, but they have miserably failed to discharge their duties and implement the orders. Besides, the petitioners said that traffic rules violations, overloading, reckless driving, over speeding, unfit public transport and unauthorized parking coupled with encroachments on roads have caused traffic chaos in the city. Notice issued on STEVTA Director’s bail plea: Another bench of the high court issued notice to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s chairman, director general and a deputy director to respond to a bail petition of Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA)’s bail plea. STEVTA former managing director Hafeezullah Abbasi, director Munir Shaikh, director finance Muhammad Yousaf Baloch and others have been booked for alleged involvement in illegal appointments in. Yousaf Baloch filed the bail petition through his lawyer and submitted that he had nothing to do with the illegal appointments and requested the court to grant him bail.