The Dehradun mahanagar city bus association has charged the Superintendent of Police (SP), traffic, Dehradun for unlawfully diverting the routes of city buses on Seema Dwar, Doiwala, Prem Nagar, Dat mandir and Mothorowala routes. The President of the association, Vijay Vardhan Dandariyal said that the police are diverting these city buses that hold valid stage carriage permits, from Tehsil Chowk. He said that a complaint to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) was made, but no action was taken. later in response to a RTI query, the police informed that route diversion is for limited period only in view of epical condition like VIP movement, rally or some agitation. Dandariyal informed that one city bus owner Devendra Gairola filed a petition in Uttarakhand High Court (HC) on this discrepancy between practice and preaching of Dehradun police.On hearing the petition the HC has ordered the secretary Transport, secretary Regional Transport Authority (RTA) and Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun to file a reply within three weeks.