New Delhi: Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the petition that challenged the authorities decision to allow 100 percent seating in Delhi Metro and Plying buses in the national capital during the Covid-19 pandemic, said that the authorities were authorized to take public transportation regulations calls.
Judge Vipin Sanghi and Jasmet Singh said if every user of public transportation or citizens was allowed to increase such problems and challenge the government’s decision, there would be no end of such petitions.
The bench said it was a policy decision taken by competent authorities after checking the situation and court could not interfere with it.
The bench said it was a policy decision taken by competent authorities after examining the situation and court could not interfere with Ti – Tarun Tarun (File TOI) the court said there was no benefit in the challenging petition on July 24, Delhi Disaster Management Order July 24 authorities (DDMA) , Delhi’s government, which allows 100 percent seating capacity in Delhi Metro and DTC and clusters buses.
It rejected the request submitted by Tripathi SB, which traveled by public transportation and claimed the government’s decision to violate its basic rights to live because the capacity of high seating in Delhi Metro and the bus would expose it to the danger of contract-19.
The court said there was no benefit in the challenging petition of July 24 from Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), the Delhi Government, which allowed a 100 percent seating capacity in Delhi Metro and DTC buses and TOI files) Applicants said the same ddma order Enables bars and restaurants to function with 50 percent seating capacity and decisions to enable 100 capacity of seating in public transportation irrational.
In this case, the bench said the reason behind the capacity of 50 percent seating at the bar and restaurant was that people who went there were allowed to consume meals, which did not occur in Metro Delhi and the bus where passengers had to maintain their mask as a whole time.
To avoid excessive care, the authorities did not allow passengers to travel while standing, he said, added that if the applicant had a problem with the decision, he would not travel by Metro.
“It is a competent authority assigned by administrative responsibility to take information on information about matters about public transport regulations and open and run markets, restaurants, bars and cinema rooms,” Bench said.
It was added, “Today this applicant suggests that the Metro / Bus will run with a capacity of 50 percent, tomorrow other people will say this is not too much, making it 30 or 20 percent.
It cannot be permitted.”
Covid: HC Refuses Applications in Delhi Metro, Bus
