Can lawyers be exempted for remaining odd-even period, asks HC

April 25, 2016 19:33

The Delhi high court on Monday asked the Aam Aadmi Party government whether there was any possibility of exempting advocates for the remaining period of the ongoing second phase of the odd-even scheme which would continue till April 30.

A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath made the query while hearing a petition which has sought exemption for lawyers from the scheme and also against imposition of Rs 2,000 as fine for violation without proper amendments in the Motor Vehicles Act.

"We will take up the matter for Tuesday and you (counsel for the government) take instructions if there is any possibility of exempting lawyers from remaining period of odd-even scheme, which will expire on April 30," the bench said.

Delhi government's senior standing counsel Rahul Mehra told the bench that like the first round held in January, the second round of the odd-even scheme from April 15 to April 30 was for a limited period.

"This (odd-even scheme) will end on Saturday (April 30). This is on experiment basis," he said.

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