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Interim Stay Sought on 'Vetripayanam' Scheme: High Court Hearing Tomorrow!
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News18•04-10-2026, 15:03
Interim Stay Sought on 'Vetripayanam' Scheme: High Court Hearing Tomorrow!
- •A case has been filed in the Chennai High Court challenging the 'Vetripayanam' scheme, which allows women to travel free on government buses.
- •The 'Vetripayanam' scheme, an expansion of the 'Vidiyal Payanam' scheme, was launched by the Chief Minister on October 2nd.
- •Kalamani, a private bus owner from Erode, filed the petition, stating that the scheme would cause significant losses to private bus owners.
- •The petition argues that not collecting fares from female passengers violates the constitutional right to equality.
- •The plea seeks an interim stay on the 'Vetripayanam' scheme and for it to be declared unconstitutional.
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Kalamani, a private bus owner from Erode, filed the petition in the Chennai High Court challenging the scheme.
The case has been listed for hearing before the bench consisting of Chief Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arulmurugan.
The petition states that the scheme causes losses for private bus owners, violates the constitutional right to equality by not collecting fares from women, and lacks a formal government order.
