The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by social activists seeking regulations of app-based cab aggregator services [Harpala Rana v. Union of India]..The top court noted that sometimes, pleas filed by social activists are intended to favour business persons.A Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed,"We shall not interfere at the behest of social activists. Sometimes, the danger is these social activists are pushed by business enterprises. You can pursue your representation with the government. We cannot interfere in the case under Article 32 at the behest of social activists.".The Court was hearing a PIL seeking directives to the Central and State governments to establish rules and regulations for app-based cab aggregator services in line with Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1989.The aim of the PIL was to address concerns such as the lack of security measures, overcharging and arbitrary cancellation of cab rides.
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by social activists seeking regulations of app-based cab aggregator services [Harpala Rana v. Union of India]..The top court noted that sometimes, pleas filed by social activists are intended to favour business persons.A Bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra observed,"We shall not interfere at the behest of social activists. Sometimes, the danger is these social activists are pushed by business enterprises. You can pursue your representation with the government. We cannot interfere in the case under Article 32 at the behest of social activists.".The Court was hearing a PIL seeking directives to the Central and State governments to establish rules and regulations for app-based cab aggregator services in line with Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1989.The aim of the PIL was to address concerns such as the lack of security measures, overcharging and arbitrary cancellation of cab rides.