Almost after two years of the Bombay High Court (HC) banning the Victoria carriages in the city, the state government yesterday informed it that a sub-committee appointed to decide on the rehabilitation of carriage owners has submitted a policy, which would soon be forwarded to the Cabinet for approval. The HC directed the government to consider providing auto and taxi permits to the Victoria owners.

Banned long back
A bench of justices VM Kanade and AS Gadkari was hearing a petition filed by NGOs Animals and Birds Charitable Trust and PETA alleging cruelty to horses. The HC had banned the carriages in June 2015.