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Delhi HC Stays Kejriwal Government's Notification That Increased Auto-Rickshaw Fares By 18% Last Year

Lawstreet Journal 9 Feb 2020 3:32am

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The High Court of Delhi on 7 February, 2020, a day before the Delhi Assembly elections, stayed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government's June decision from last year which increased auto-rickshaw fares by 18%. 

A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar said, “We hereby stay the operation of the June 12 notification issued by the Delhi government till the next date of hearing, that is, May 21.” 

The court heard a petition filed by the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Aiding Hands Foundation, calling for the notification of the revision of car fares to be set aside as it was issued without the approval of the competent authority, that is, the Lieutenant Governor (LG), and the hike would have a serious impact on the people. 

The bench stated that it was of the opinion that the petitioner had a prima facie case stating the fact that the Delhi Transport Department could not issue such notification because the LG was the competent authority. 

"We are not concerned about the dispute between you two (Delhi government and LG). But if you cannot do anything, it means you cannot do." said one of the judges. 

Advocate D P Singh, arguing on behalf of the NGO, and the Central Government's standing counsel Jasmeet Singh, argued that the Delhi Government does not have the power to issue such a notification and needed to be set aside as a bad law.

Nevertheless, Delhi government counsel Shadan Farasat opposed the argument that auto fares come under the Department of Transport,… Continue Reading...


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