Sinlung /
31 January 2010

Aggrieved Mizoram Cabbies Approach Court

mizoram taxi Aizawl, Jan 31 : Taxi owners and drivers have moved to the Gauhati High Court against the Mizoram government's order for rotational service for Aizawl taxis.

Zoram Taxi Drivers' Association (ZTDA) sources said here today that the cabbies filed an FIR with the Aizawl bench of Gauhati High Court against the order which came into effect from September 14 last year.

After hearing on the case, the high court served show cause notice to the state government of Mizoram, state transport commissioner, state home secretary, SP (Traffic), secretary of state transport authority, traffic management committee and secretary of ZTDA.

In a bid to ease the increasing traffic snarls in the city, the government had proposed rotational service for the taxis from September 14, 2009, according to which each taxi has four days a week, excluding Sundays, to operate.

There are about 400 taxis in Aizawl.

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