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HC asks govt to ensure auto drivers follow fare meters
The Morning Standard
|October 26, 2024
THE Delhi High Court on Friday directed the city government to ensure strict compliance with the rule mandating fare metres in auto-rickshaws, and conduct random ground-level checks to enforce metre usage, aiming to eliminate fare-related grievances for passengers across the city.
While hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by advocate Anand Mishra, a bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela questioned the government's counsel on the lack of adherence to metre fares, emphasising the inconvenience faced by commuters when drivers insist on private negotiations.
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