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High Court permits Blueline buses to run in South Delhi

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday said that the Delhi Government's notification to phase out Blueline buses from the Capital's roads from December 14 would have no impact on the operation of these buses on South Delhi routes.

Justice Indermit Kaur in her order said the Court's stay on the decision of the Government to begin phasing out these buses from South Delhi would be in operation till further orders and these buses would continue to ply on the routes in that particular area as usual.

She also made it clear that if these bus routes happen to pass through areas falling under the NDMC, they would be allowed to ply in those areas as well.

The Court clarified this as the Government has banned the operation of Blueline buses in the NDMC area.

The High Court this past March had stayed the Government's decision to send Blueline buses packing from South Delhi (Cluster-1) on a petition by a group of Blueline bus operators.

On another petition challenging the notification for phasing out of these buses completely from December 14, the Court said it would hear that plea on November 22.

The Court took strong objection to the issuance of the notification when there was already a stay on phasing out these buses from South Delhi.

The Court also questioned the hurry on the part of the Government when it was not ready with the required number of buses to meet the commuters' demand.

The Government has to press into service about 11,000 buses to make up for the shortfall in the event of phasing out of Bluelines but so far it has managed only 6,000 buses.

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