In what could be music to the ears of thousands of autorickshaw drivers across the State, the Madras High Court has directed the State Government to revise their fares in view of rising petrol and diesel prices.
Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy have ordered the creation of a mechanism through which the fluctuation in fuel prices could automatically reflect in the determination of autorickshaw fares.
The judges said the government could explore the possibilities of creating a software through which the fares could be revised in real time depending on the rise or fall in fuel prices, so that not only the drivers benefit but also the passengers.
