PIL Before Delhi HC Seeks Crackdown on Uninsured, Unfit E-Rickshaws After Child’s Death
PIL seeks action against uninsured and unfit e-rickshaws after his 8-year-old daughter died in a Maujpur accident, citing violation of Article 21.
A Public Interest Litigation has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking strict action against uninsured and unsafe e-rickshaws operating across the capital, after an eight-year-old girl was killed in a road accident in northeast Delhi.
The PIL has been filed by Manish Parashar, the father of the child, through advocates Naveen Bamel and Gaurav Arya. The plea flags growing public safety concern arising from unchecked and poorly regulated e-rickshaws on Delhi’s roads.
According to the plea, Parashar’s daughter Akshi Parashar was on her way to school on August 27, 2025, travelling in an e-rickshaw near Krishna Gali No. 6 in Maujpur’s Jafrabad area, when the vehicle overturned after being driven at high speed and in a reckless manner. The e-rickshaw allegedly lacked mandatory third-party insurance, was structurally unfit, and was operating on a stretch where such vehicles were prohibited. The child was crushed under the vehicle and died on the spot, while the driver fled the scene.
An FIR was subsequently registered at Jafrabad police station under Sections 281 and 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
"The harrowing reality is that e-rickshaws, operating with reckless abandon across the National Capital Territory of Delhi in blatant contravention of established regulations, have morphed into a menacing peril. These vehicles pose grave, life-threatening risks to commuters, pedestrians, and families, culminating in a staggering number of accidents and heart-wrenching fatalities. This intolerable situation ruthlessly tramples upon the inviolable Right to Life enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, demanding immediate and forceful judicial intervention," the plea states.
While seeking urgent intervention, the petitioner has urged the High Court to direct authorities to strictly enforce existing regulations, seize uninsured and unfit e-rickshaws, curb indiscriminate registrations, and ensure proper identification of vehicles to aid crime prevention.
The plea also seeks the creation of a dedicated compensation fund for victims of e-rickshaw accidents, to provide immediate relief in cases of injury or loss of life.
The matter is expected to be listed before the Court.
Case Title: SH. MANISH PARASHAR VERSUS GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS
Hearing: Expected