Acting swiftly on High Court orders regarding use of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) taxis plying on restricted roads here, the state government today made it clear that only senior citizens and disabled persons would be allowed to travel in these vehicles.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan had taken a serious view of HRTC taxis being run like transport services in sealed and restricted areas and passed the orders on September 22 directing the government to use these vehicles for carrying senior citizens and disabled persons.
Complying with the court order, the government today made it clear that "only senior citizens above 60 years of age, disabled persons and children below ten years of age can avail the facility of taxis of HRTC, being plied on the sealed and restricted roads in the Shimla town and no other person would be allowed to sit in these taxis".
