Chennai:
Tamil Nadu government has been given two months time by Madras High Court to revise the auto fares depending upon the price of the fuel.
The first bench comprising of Justice S K Kaul and Justice Satyanarayanan warned the state government that the lost opportunity is granted to carry out the exercise to implement first direction by madras High Court passed on October 20, 2014 within two months from today.
The periodicity of revision of fares would be examined only thereafter on December 21, 2015, the judges observed.
Interestingly, the court did not exempt the transport commissioner from appearing before the court on December 21.
The order comes after Coimbatore Cosumer Voice represented by its secretary N Logu filed a petition alleging that despite Madras High Court passing the order there has been no indication of complying with a single guideline framed by the court in its order.
Logu said that despite the order autos are playing without proper meters attached and are charging exorbitant fare from passengers.
As per the guidelines prescribed by Madras High Court, the autos should have operational toll free numbers and complainst made on these toll free numbers should be promptly attended not later than two days.
The court had also directed that the fare conversion table is prominently displayed in the autos besides the name of the driver with his photo as well as name of the owner and address in both vernacular ad English shall be displayed at the backside of the driver.
“A list should be maintained where drivers or owners are found in default and for repeated offenders, sever action should be taken including cancellation of licences,” the court has stated in its first direction.
Tamil Nadu government has been given two months time by Madras High Court to revise the auto fares depending upon the price of the fuel.
The first bench comprising of Justice S K Kaul and Justice Satyanarayanan warned the state government that the lost opportunity is granted to carry out the exercise to implement first direction by madras High Court passed on October 20, 2014 within two months from today.
The periodicity of revision of fares would be examined only thereafter on December 21, 2015, the judges observed.
Interestingly, the court did not exempt the transport commissioner from appearing before the court on December 21.
The order comes after Coimbatore Cosumer Voice represented by its secretary N Logu filed a petition alleging that despite Madras High Court passing the order there has been no indication of complying with a single guideline framed by the court in its order.
Logu said that despite the order autos are playing without proper meters attached and are charging exorbitant fare from passengers.
As per the guidelines prescribed by Madras High Court, the autos should have operational toll free numbers and complainst made on these toll free numbers should be promptly attended not later than two days.
The court had also directed that the fare conversion table is prominently displayed in the autos besides the name of the driver with his photo as well as name of the owner and address in both vernacular ad English shall be displayed at the backside of the driver.
“A list should be maintained where drivers or owners are found in default and for repeated offenders, sever action should be taken including cancellation of licences,” the court has stated in its first direction.
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