Govt opposes PIL against exempting Sikh women from wearing helmets

October 01, 2014 17:52

The city government today opposed in the Delhi high court a PIL against its recent notification exempting Sikh women from wearing helmets while driving or riding pillion on two-wheelers.

A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, on being told that a similar plea had earlier been dismissed by it, asked the counsel for the Delhi government to furnish the copy of that judicial order.

"You (Delhi government) provide us the copy of the order and you also provide us the copy of the notification," it said and fixed the PIL, filed by Amit Bhagat, for hearing on November 12.

The PIL, filed through lawyer Bhupender Pratap Singh, has challenged the recent amendment to Rule 115(2) of the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules that has exempted Sikh women from wearing helmets in Delhi.

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