New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- A woman reportedly approached the Madras High Court against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay's government's 'Vettri Payanam' scheme, which offers free bus rides to all women and transgender groups.

N Kalamani, a private bus operator from Erode, filed a writ petition in the Madras High Court, challenging the constitutional validity of the 'Vettri Payanam' scheme, The Hindu reported.

The writ petition seeking to declare the Vettri Payanam scheme unconstitutional has been listed for hearing before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G. Arul Murugan on Monday (October 5, 2026), The Hindu reported.

Kalamani reportedly claimed that no-fare travel for women in government buses...