The Telangana High Court on Tuesday heard petitions on the hiring of buses by the TSRTC management as part of the latter's alternative arrangements to counter the ongoing strike by the crew.
The TSRTC Karmika Sangham moved the court against the hiring of buses by the RTC management "against norms".
The petitioners argued that the RTC had no board or managing director, and was violating norms by plying private buses.
They also asked how the RTC could hire buses when the strike issue was not resolved.
The Additional Advocate General, representing the government, informed the court that the RTC had a low number of buses and had issued a notification to hire 1,035 buses. The RTC was planning to run the hired buses for the convenience of the common people during the strike period, he said.
He added that the RTC was planning to hire the buses as per the government instructions.
The court posted the case to October 28.
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