Regional Transport Officer Arun Yeola said, “Out of 215 auto rickshaws checked on Tuesday, 67 were found without electronic digital fare meters. The last date of installation is April 30. As the date is approaching, we have established seven squads for checking electronic digital meters. As per a Supreme Court directive, the Mumbai High Court is monitoring the installation of these meters on rickshaws and taxies in all metro cities.”

Earlier, under Section 137 of the Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Rules of 1989, the state government had issued a Government Resolution (GR) on February 17, 2012, declaring electronic digital fare meters compulsory from March 1, 2012. As per High Court directives, the Pune RTO had declared April 30, 2013, to be the last date for fitting the meter.