India, Aug. 30 -- The Bombay High Court on Saturday disposed of a petition filed by four cab drivers seeking a stay on the Maharashtra Government's Marathi language mandate after it was informed about the State's decision to extend the timeline to learn the language by a year.

Additional Government pleader Jyoti Chavan told a bench of acting Chief Justice Ravindra Ghuge and Justice Gautam Ankhad that the Government has decided to extend the time given to auto rickshaw and taxi drivers to learn the language by one year.

The high court accepted the statement and disposed of the petition.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced the timeline extension after a delegation met him on Thursday, halting immediate action against non-Marathi d...