The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to stop e-rickshaws from plying on city roads with immediate effect. The next hearing to take a decision on such rickshaws will take place on 14th of August.

More details are awaited on the development. E-rickshaws have been embroiled in controversy for the past several months. These vehicles do not require registration and that their drivers also do not need licences, as this mode of transport is not covered under the Motor Vehicles Act.

Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had recently announced that the government will not ban e-rickshaws in Delhi.

Yesterday, a three-year-old boy died after being hit by a speeding e-rickshaw in Trilokpuri area, East Delhi and falling into a huge pot containing boiling sugar syrup.