On Thursday, December 3, Railway authorities extended the permission given to lawyers practising in courts and registered clerks of advocates to travel in special Mumbai suburban trains during specific timings till further advice.
The Railway Ministry has approved the Maharashtra government's request made on December 2 for allowing lawyers practising in different courts and registered clerks of advocates to travel in the special suburban trains, said railway officials.
The Central Railway and the Western Railway made this announcement in a joint press release.
"It is requested that travellers who have been permitted to travel by suburban trains should follow medical and social protocols as mandated for COVID-19. Others are requested not to rush to stations," the release said.
The lawyers were earlier allowed to travel on all working days only during non-peak hours up to 8 in the morning, between 11 am to 4 pm and 7 pm onwards.
At present, the railway authorities are operating special suburban services for essential services staff, including Maharashtra and central government employees. However, reports suggest that a meeting will be held on December 14 to take a decision to allow the general public to travel via locals.
On Tuesday, December 1, the Maharashtra government informed the Bombay High Court that it will decide by the end of this week on whether to allow lawyers to travel by the local trains during peak hours.
Earlier, on October 26, the authorities had permitted lawyers to travel in the local trains, currently being run only for essential services staff because of the COVID-19 pandemic, till November 23.
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