Nyayabhoomi v. Govt. Of NCT Of Delhi And ANR.

$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 6224/2018 & CM APPLs. 24037/2018 & 42864/2018 NYAYABHOOMI ..... Petitioner Through:

Petitioner in person.

versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ramesh Singh, Standing Counsel (Civil), GNCTD with Ms. Prabhsahay Kaur, Adv. for GNCTD with Mr.

Rajesh Kumar, MLO (Transport).

Mr. Manish Jorwal, ACP/Traffic/HQ.

Insp. Suraj Bhan, TI/Legal Cell.

SI Ram Tirath, Pairvi Officer, Traffic.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO

O R D E R

% 14.01.2019 W.P.(C) 6224/2018 & CM APPL. 24037/2018 1.

This petition in public interest has been filed by the petitioner Nyayabhoomi through its Secretary Shri Rakesh Aggarwal and the prayer made in the writ petition is primarily to construct common cab-ranks for autorickshaws and taxis wherever feasible, give equal treatment without discrimination to taxis holding tourist permits, city taxi permits and black and yellow taxi permits and various other reliefs with regard to parking rules, issuance of benefits to city taxi permit holders and various other issues connected thereto.

2.

Respondents raise a preliminary objection with regard to the maintainability of the petition and point out that the petitioner Shri Rakesh W.P.(C) 6224/2018

Aggarwal is founder and CEO of an establishment named and styled "M/s SEWA Cab" which is involved in carrying out various businesses of taxi and cab services, is an interested person and therefore Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 of the Constitution of India at the instance of the petitioner is not maintainable. They invite out attention to certain communications made to the petitioner as founder and CEO of "M/s SEWA Cab" by the airport authorities with regard to representation submitted by the petitioner making claim for extending prepaid facility to various taxis and cabs and for providing or imposing restrictions on passengers to make use of any particular taxi operator of their choice. 3.

Taking note of the fact that petitioner himself is a taxi cab operator through his establishment "M/s SEWA Cab" at the instance of the petitioner in a Public Interest Litigation, we are not inclined to interfere into the matter.

The writ petition is therefore dismissed. The pending application also stands disposed of.

CM APPL. 42864/2018 Dismissed being infructuous.

CHIEF JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO, J JANUARY 14, 2019 kks W.P.(C) 6224/2018