Not for us to decide who wears helmets: HC
24 Jan 2014 5:07 AM IST
A division bench of chief justice NV Ramana and justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said it is the government’s decision to make helmets compulsory for women and the court will not interfere in it.
‘How can we direct the government to frame rules for women to wear helmets? Government is the best authority to decide who to wear helmet and who not. We are not inclined to interfere in government’s policy and we dismiss the petition,’ the bench said.
Delhi government’s counsel Zubeda Begum told the court that ‘because of the sentiments of certain communities, we decided not to amend the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules’.
The plea, filed by Ulhas, who termed himself a social film maker, through advocate RK Kapoor, sought that the government should make necessary amendments in the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993. It also asked the court to lay down a uniform policy for compulsory wearing of helmets for all people irrespective of gender.
‘How can we direct the government to frame rules for women to wear helmets? Government is the best authority to decide who to wear helmet and who not. We are not inclined to interfere in government’s policy and we dismiss the petition,’ the bench said.
Delhi government’s counsel Zubeda Begum told the court that ‘because of the sentiments of certain communities, we decided not to amend the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules’.
The plea, filed by Ulhas, who termed himself a social film maker, through advocate RK Kapoor, sought that the government should make necessary amendments in the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules 1993. It also asked the court to lay down a uniform policy for compulsory wearing of helmets for all people irrespective of gender.
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