Auto rickshaw and taxi unions have declared to go on strike from August 21, seeking hike in metre fare. NGO 'Mumbai Grahak Panchayat', which had earlier also filed a PIL in the matter, moved the court again seeking direction to the Maharashtra government to restrain the auto and taxi unions from going on strike.u00a0

The petition has also sought the government to invoke the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA) against the striking union members. A division bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and S C Gupte said it would hear the petition on August 18.