Mumbai, Aug. 25 -- Four app-based cab drivers have moved 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, contending that the move could jeopardise the livelihoods of lakhs of drivers.
The petition, filed through advocate Vivek Shukla, is likely to be mentioned before the Chief Justice on August 26 and the same will come up for hearing in due course.
The petitioners have sought urgent relief and an immediate stay on the government notification issued on August 12.
The drivers have questioned the legal authority of the state government to impose the language requirement, contending that it goes beyond the powers confer...