Mark out bus types to charge new rates: Madras High court
7 years, 1 month ago

Mark out bus types to charge new rates: Madras High court

Deccan Chronicle  

Madurai: The Madurai Bench of the Madras High court on Monday directed the commissioner of the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation to file his response on a petition demanding not to implement the ticket hike until the government differentiated the ordinary and express buses with different colours. An advocate Rajendran from Tiruchy in his petition filed in the court said that around 22,509 buses of various categories including ordinary, express, deluxe, bypass rider ultra-deluxe buses were being operated in Tamil Nadu. When the govt increased the bus fare on January 19, they did not follow the Motor Vehicles rules, he charged.Though the buses which were declared as ‘Express’ plied like ordinary buses, the TNSTC was collecting higher fares from the passengers for travelling in those buses, he said, adding, that those buses stopped in all the stops to board passengers. As per ticket fare hike regulations, Rs 102 should be charged for travelling between Madurai and Tiruchy in ‘express’ buses, but the corporation is collecting Rs 120 per ticket from the passengers, he said.

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The Hindu  

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Madras High Court asks TN govt to go tough on private bus operators fleecing passengers
1 year ago

Madras High Court asks TN govt to go tough on private bus operators fleecing passengers

New Indian Express  

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1 year, 10 months ago

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Live Law  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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Live Law  

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3 years, 7 months ago

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News 18  

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5 years, 4 months ago

Consumers move Madras High Court over excess bus fares

Deccan Chronicle  

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7 years, 1 month ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Firstpost  

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7 years, 1 month ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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7 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt hikes bus fares by 20 to 54 percent, says move inevitable on account of 'rising fuel prices'

Firstpost  

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7 years, 9 months ago

Chennai: Flyover, metro work behind pricey bus tickets

Deccan Chronicle  

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