A Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice Elipe Dharma Rao and Justice Aruna Jagadeesan said "Railways has got ample power to check and curb malpractices in misusing the reservations, which were meant for the public. The scheme was introduced with a laudable object to curb the malpractices."
N Logu of Coimbatore Consumer Voice in his petition submitted that as per a circular issued on November 1 last year, passengers failing to produce identity cards would be treated as ticketless travellers.
He contended that the new condition was "unreasonable," as it caused great hardship and mental agony to passengers to carry the original identity cards, since it would be difficult from them if the cards were misplaced or stolen.