Can’t privatise more than 50 per cent routes, says HC

Hyderabad: When the bench asked Advocate General BS Prasad to file a counter-affidavit clarifying this, he undertook that the process would be followed strictly in accordance with the MV act provisions.

On the petitioner’s apprehension that workers would be axed alongside the privatising of RTC routes, the bench observed that the apprehensions were misplaced and unjustified.

“The provisions of Chapter V and Chapter VI of the MV Act will have to be kept in mind,” the bench said. “Therefore, at best, the state would be justified in bringing in private sector players only to the extent of 50 per cent but not beyond.”

The bench was not inclined to suspend the order for 10 days so that it could be challenged before the Supreme Court.