Marathi for auto permits: Bombay HC holds govt circular illegal

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday held as illegal a circular issued by the Maharashtra government making knowledge of Marathi a pre-condition for issuance of new auto-rickshaw permits. A division bench of justices A S Oka and Anuja Prabhudessai passed the order on a petition filed by Mira Bhayander Auto Rickshaw Chalak Sangathan, a union of rickshaw drivers from neighbouring Mira Bhayander area.