HC notice to police, transport dept over plying of e-ricks
30 Oct 2014 3:49 AM IST
Justice VK Shali issued the notice, asking the two departments to explain why contempt proceedings are not initiated against them for not following the court’s order. The court sought response from the two authorities by 18 December.
The government on Tuesday told Justice Shali that a draft notification on permitting plying of e-rickshaws was issued on 8 October by the transport ministry and the final notification will be issued soon.
A division bench had said on 9 September that the ban on plying of ‘illegal’ e-rickshaws in the national Capital would continue till the law is amended to bring them under the ambit of the Motor Vehicles Act. It had said that ‘what is prohibited by law is not permitted in action’. It had confirmed that the ban imposed on 31 July will stay, holding that the plying of e-rickshaws on the roads of Delhi ‘was and is unauthorised and illegal’.
In July, the bench had banned plying of e-rickshaws on the city roads, saying they were running illegally and were hazardous to traffic as well as pedestrians.
The bench had turned down the central government’s request to let e-rickshaws ply till they are made lawful by parliament as thousands of people and their livelihood was being affected by the ban.
The contempt plea and main petition was filed by social activist Shahnawaz through advocate Sugriv Dubey who said that due to the e-rickshaws, two major accidents have taken place and two people have died.
The plea also argued 137 cases have been registered against e-rickshaw drivers from across the city for rash driving.
The government on Tuesday told Justice Shali that a draft notification on permitting plying of e-rickshaws was issued on 8 October by the transport ministry and the final notification will be issued soon.
A division bench had said on 9 September that the ban on plying of ‘illegal’ e-rickshaws in the national Capital would continue till the law is amended to bring them under the ambit of the Motor Vehicles Act. It had said that ‘what is prohibited by law is not permitted in action’. It had confirmed that the ban imposed on 31 July will stay, holding that the plying of e-rickshaws on the roads of Delhi ‘was and is unauthorised and illegal’.
In July, the bench had banned plying of e-rickshaws on the city roads, saying they were running illegally and were hazardous to traffic as well as pedestrians.
The bench had turned down the central government’s request to let e-rickshaws ply till they are made lawful by parliament as thousands of people and their livelihood was being affected by the ban.
The contempt plea and main petition was filed by social activist Shahnawaz through advocate Sugriv Dubey who said that due to the e-rickshaws, two major accidents have taken place and two people have died.
The plea also argued 137 cases have been registered against e-rickshaw drivers from across the city for rash driving.
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