New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Four app-based cab drivers have approached the Bombay High Court challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to make working knowledge of Marathi compulsory for auto-rickshaw, taxi and app-based cab drivers, arguing that the rule could put the livelihoods of lakhs of drivers at risk, Bar and Bench reported.

The petition, filed through advocate Vivek Shukla, is expected to be mentioned before the Chief Justice on August 26, with the drivers seeking urgent directions and an immediate stay on the government notification issued on August 12.

The petitioners have questioned the legal basis of the state government's decision, arguing that the new language requirement goes beyond the powers granted to the state unde...