Sikh men from wearing helmets while driving
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court dismissed a petition challenging the exemption granted to turban-wearing Sikh men from wearing helmets while driving two-wheelers. The High Court said that this exemption was not given on the basis of religion, but on the basis of reasonable classification. Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Justice Nivedita Mehta of the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by 23-year-old student Kirtesh Chaudhary. What did the High Court say? The petition challenged the provision of Section 129 of the Motor Vehicles Act, under which this exemption was granted. The petitioner claimed that this provision violated the right to equality guaranteed under the Constitution. The High Court said that this petition was filed based on a misconception. The court clarified that Article 14 of the Constitution (Right to Equality) prohibits arbitrary laws favoring a particular class, but allows classifications based on reasonable and logic...