Deciding to hear a petition stating that women must also be asked to wear helmets as road accidents affect men and women alike, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a response from the state government as to why the rule providing this exception must not be struck down.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna issued a notice to the Delhi government on a PIL that sought to draw the court’s attention to the frequent fatalities of women occurring on city roads due to a provision of the Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules that exempts women from compulsorily wearing helmets when riding pillion. “When accidents take place, it does not discriminate between men and women and the injuries are sustained irrespective of the sex... this rule must be struck down for the safety of women in Delhi. The government is bound to lay down a uniform policy for all the people, irrespective of their caste, creed, colour, gender, etc,” the petition filed by Ulhas P R, a social filmmaker, stated.
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