HC asks Ker govt to consider complaint against bus fare hike

Kerala High court today directed the state government to consider the complaint against the recent hike of bus fares within two months.
The order in this regard was issued by justice K Surendra Mohan while considering a writ petition complaining about hike in bus fares.
According to Basil Attipetty, the petitioner, there were anomalies in fixing the fare stages.
The revised fare per km for ordinary buses was 64 paise, while the minimum charge for ordinary buses had been raised to Rs seven from Rs six.
At a minimum charge of Rs seven, passengers were entitled to travel at least five km, petitioner stated.

But this was not possible due to anomaly in fare stage which had not been rectified, he said.
The hike was infringement of Article 14 of the constitution, he stated.