Tripura High Court Directs Govt, Municipal Corporations To Prevent Unregistered Rickshaws From Plying In The State

The Tripura High Court has directed the State Government as well as Agartala Municipal Corporation and all other Municipal Councils and bodies to immediately ensure that unregistered rickshaws must be prevented from plying on the streets of the state.

The Bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice S. G. Chattopadhyay was dealing with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea concerned with unregulated/ unregistered plying of rickshaws in Agartala in particular and Tripura in general.

At the outset, taking into account the concern of the PIL, and submissions made by amicus curiae appearing for the petitioner-in-person, the Court noted that unregulated/ unregistered plying of rickshaws has led to severe accidents and safety and security of both the passengers as well as the rickshaw pullers are at stake.

Further, the Court referred to the Tripura Rickshaw Regulation Act, 2014 and Tripura Rickshaws Regulation Rules, 2019, and thereafter, issued the following directions:

• State as well as Agartala Municipal Corporation and all other Municipal Councils and bodies to immediately ensure that unregistered rickshaws must be prevented from plying.
• Necessary registration be affected in accordance with the rules framed by the State thereunder, provided strict compliance of the regulations are made at the time of registration and frequent inspection is also required to be carried out to ensure that compliance is made even while operating the rickshaw in the interest of the rickshaw puller and of the public. 5.

With the above observations, the public interest litigation stood disposed of.

Case title - Arnab Roy Petitioner-in-person(s) v. The Joint Transport Commissioner and others

Case citation: 2022 LiveLaw (Trip) 9

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