The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition challenging the AAP government's proposal to make metro ride free for women.
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A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar declined to entertain the plea, saying there is no substance in it and imposed a cost of ₹10,000 on the petitioner.
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The court also rejected the prayer in the petition seeking reduction of fares and to make 15 slabs of the ticket price instead of existing six.
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"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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