Supreme Court: While considering the applications highlighting several issues related to popular Maharashtrian hill station, Matheran in Raigad, including whether or not the practice of towing by hand the carts/rickshaws should be permitted; the 3-Judge Bench of B.R. Gavai, CJI*, K. Vinod Chandran and N.V. Anjaria, JJ., pointed out that persons towing hand cart/rickshaw in Matheran do so not of their own choice, but are compelled due to having no other source of livelihood. The Court thus directed the State of Maharashtra to forthwith stop the practice of plying hand pulled carts/rickshaws in the town of Matheran in a phased manner and within a period of 6 months.
The Court opined that continuing such an inhuman practice even after 78 years of the country getting its freedom and after 75 years of the Constitution being enacted and promising social and economic justice to its citizens, would be betraying the promise given by the people of India to themselves.
“Permitting such an inhuman practice, which hits the concept of human dignity in a country like India, which is marching towards becoming a developed country from a developing country, belittles the constitutional promise of social and economic justice”.
Background:
Matheran is situated in the biologically rich Western Ghats and is now recognized as an eco-sensitive region and is a home to several species of flora and fauna. Matheran has a permanent population of approximately about 4,400 persons. However, apart from the permanent population, the region has an inflow of large number of tourists throughout the year.
In the present application the Court considered issues related to laying of the paver blocks on the road between the Dasturi Naka to Shivaji Maharaj Statue and issues related to permitting operation of battery-operated e-rickshaws to replace the practice of hand pulled carts/rickshaws.
Court’s Assessment:
A. Paver Blocks
Vis-a-vis the issues related to laying of paver blocks, the Court took note of reports submitted by IIT, Bombay and NEERI which found that found that laying of clay paver blocks was necessary to prevent the soil erosion and is an environmentally feasible option. Therefore, the Court accepted the recommendations made by IIT, Bombay and NEERI.
B. Permitting practice of towing by hand the carts/rickshaws
Perusing this issue, the Court took note of the application filed by Matheran Municipal Council to stop the practice of hand pulled carts/rickshaws being plied on the road. The Court referred to People’s Union for Democratic Rights v. Union of India, (1982) 3 SCC 235, wherein the effect of Article 23 of the Constitution was considered and the provision wa given an expansive interpretation.
The Court further referred to Azad Rickshaw-Pullers’ Union (Regd.) v. State of Punjab, 1980 Supp SCC 601, which even though focussed on the plight and agony of cycle-rickshaw pullers, yet the present Bench deemed it fit to expand the relevancy of the observations made in Azad Rickshaw-Pullers’ Union (supra) to the manual rickshaw pullers.
The Court took note of a recent medical study of the rickshaw pullers in India, which revealed grim statistics vis-a-vis their health. The study stated that 61% of the cycle rickshaw pullers were suffering from either acute or chronic health problems during their lifetime. “Again, it must be noted that this was also a report with regard to those plying cycle rickshaws. If this is the case of the cycle rickshaw pullers, one can only imagine the plight of the hand cart/rickshaw pullers”.
The Court grimly observed that even after 45 years to the observations made in Azad Rickshaw-Pullers’ Union (supra) the inhuman practice of a human being towing other human beings is still very much prevalent in the town of Matheran.
“The question that we will, therefore, have to ask ourselves is as to whether we, as a society, are alive to the constitutional promise of social and economic equality and social and economic justice”.
The Court pointed out that technological developments in India has led to the introduction of E-Rickshaws which are not only environment friendly/cause the least pollution but also prevent the human beings from adopting practices that hit at an individual’s dignity.
Therefore, invoking the Directive Principles of State Policy under which State has the duty to ensure socio-economic justice, the Court directed State of Maharashtra to study the scheme, which has been implemented in Kevadia (Sardar Patel Sarovar) in the State of Gujarat. The Court noted that the State of Gujarat in collaboration with the Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SoUADTGA) has purchased a number of e-rickshaws. The said e-rickshaws are given on a nominal hire basis to the tribal women residing in the vicinity of the Sardar Patel Sarovar. This scheme has given the tribal women means of self-reliance. The Court thus directed Maharashtra Government to study and implement similar scheme in Matheran that not only the genuine hand cart/rickshaw pullers are rehabilitated but also the other underprivileged persons in and around the town of Matheran, including the Adivasi women, are benefited therefrom.
The Court directed that the State or an authority constituted on their behalf would purchase the e-rickshaws and give them on a hire basis on payment of a fixed amount to the genuine rickshaw pullers or the other underprivileged persons, including Adivasi women. Genuine hand cart/rickshaw pullers would be given a priority in the matter of allotment of such e-rickshaws on hire basis.
The Court further directed the Matheran Monitoring Committee under the Chairmanship of the Collector, Raigad, which is constituted under the ESZ Notification, to identify the persons who are genuine hand cart/rickshaw pullers. The number of e-rickshaws to be permitted would also be determined by the said Committee taking into consideration the ground realities. The remainder of the e-rickshaws, if available, would be allotted to the underprivileged persons residing in and around Matheran and preferably to Adivasi women as it has been done in the case of the scheme implemented in Kevadia, Gujarat.
State Government shall also bear the expenses for providing the necessary training to the genuine hand cart/rickshaw pullers and the other allottees, who are found to be eligible.
The Court directed the State to implement the aforesaid scheme through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Funds or any other mode available to it. However, non-availability of funds would not be treated as an excuse for not implementing the scheme. “We earnestly hope that the State would render all necessary assistance in stopping such an inhuman practice, which hits at the basic human dignity, in the right perspective”.
[In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India, WRIT PETITION (C) NO. 202 OF 1995, decided on 6-8-2025]
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*Judgment by Justice B.R. Gavai, Chief justice of India
Advocates who appeared in this case:
Amicus Curiae: Mr. K. Parameshwar, Sr. Adv. (A.C.) Mr. M.V. Mukunda, Adv. Ms. Kanti, Adv. Mr. Raji Gururaj, Adv. Mr. Shreenivas Patil, Adv. Mr. Veda Singh, Adv. Mr. Prasad Hegde, Adv.
For Petitioner(s): Ms. Purnima Bhat, AOR Mr. Shyam D. Nandan, AOR Ms. Nandana Menon, Adv. Mr. Chanchal Kumar Ganguli, AOR M/S. Plr Chambers And Co., AOR Mr. Syed Mehdi Imam, AOR Mr. T. Harish Kumar, AOR M/S. Mitter & Mitter Co., AOR M/S. Lawyer S Knit & Co, AOR
For Respondent(s)/applicant(s): Mr. Gurmeet Singh Makker, AOR Mr. Gaichangpou Gangmei, AOR Mrs. Anil Katiyar, AOR Mr. Raj Kishor Choudhary, AOR Mr. Shakeel Ahmed, Adv. Ms. Pratibha Singh, Adv. Ms. Shalini Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Himanshu Gupta, Adv. Mr. Anupam Bhati, Adv. Mr. Nakul Chaudhary, Adv. Mr. Vikram Patralekh, Adv. Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv. Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv. Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. Mr. Vivek Vishal Gautam, Adv. Mr. Lalit Mohan, Adv. Mr. Paul Kumar Kalai, Adv. Mr. S. Udaya Kumar Sagar, AOR Mr. Ranjan Mukherjee, AOR Ms. Pratibha Jain, AOR Mr. Rajat Joseph, AOR Mr. Gopal Prasad, AOR Ms. Jyoti Mendiratta, AOR Mr. Raj Kumar Mehta, AOR Ms. Madhu Moolchandani, AOR Ms. Sharmila Upadhyay, AOR Mr. Tejaswi Kumar Pradhan, AOR Mr. Pranab Samantaray, Adv. Mr. Manoranjan Paikaray, Adv. M/S. Arputham Aruna And Co, AOR Mrs. Nandini Gore, AOR Mr. E. C. Vidya Sagar, AOR M/S. M. V. Kini & Associates, AOR Mrs. B. 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