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Delhi High Court Dismisses Free Metro Ride For Women

The Delhi High Court Wednesday expelled a request provoking the AAP government’s proposition to make metro ride free for ladies. The bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar declined to engage the request, saying there is no substance in it and forced an expense of Rs. 10,000 on the applicant.

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The court also rejected the prayer in the petition seeking a reduction of fares and to make 15 slabs of the ticket price instead of existing six. “Fixation of fares is a statutory provision and it depends on several factors including cost which cannot be determined in a PIL,” the bench said

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