If e-rickshaws can get licences as TSR, why are we here: High Court
21 Aug 2014 11:56 PM GMT
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the litigation on the issue of plying of erickshaws in the national capital if there is a provision giving time till September for these vehicles to obtain commercial licences to run as three-wheeled scooter rickshaws (TSRs).Â
‘If this is so, then why are we here? If they (erickshaws) can play in the meantime, then why are we here? Implement the advertisement,’ a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul asked after perusing the advertisement according to which e-rickshaws have time till September to obtain licences to ply as TSRs.
As per the advertisement, e-rickshaws also had three months time to get a certificate verifying the type of vehicle it is. The 1 March advertisement also said that those persons selling battery-operated rickshaws would need to get certificates from state transport department to undertake sale of such vehicles and violations of these norms would lead to action being taken under the Motor Vehicles Act.
The bench asked the Centre and Delhi government to take instruction on whether the advertisement is being implemented and what is the status.
Meanwhile, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinky Anand informed the court that the state department will be opening 13 special counters to issue commercial licences to those driving e-rickshaws and added it is one of the temporary measures which have been put in place to regulate plying of these vehicles till proper rules are framed.Â
‘If this is so, then why are we here? If they (erickshaws) can play in the meantime, then why are we here? Implement the advertisement,’ a bench of justices Badar Durrez Ahmed and Siddharth Mridul asked after perusing the advertisement according to which e-rickshaws have time till September to obtain licences to ply as TSRs.
As per the advertisement, e-rickshaws also had three months time to get a certificate verifying the type of vehicle it is. The 1 March advertisement also said that those persons selling battery-operated rickshaws would need to get certificates from state transport department to undertake sale of such vehicles and violations of these norms would lead to action being taken under the Motor Vehicles Act.
The bench asked the Centre and Delhi government to take instruction on whether the advertisement is being implemented and what is the status.
Meanwhile, Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Pinky Anand informed the court that the state department will be opening 13 special counters to issue commercial licences to those driving e-rickshaws and added it is one of the temporary measures which have been put in place to regulate plying of these vehicles till proper rules are framed.Â
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