New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said a mask is compulsory even if a person is driving alone in a private vehicle. A car will be taken as a “public place”, rules the Delhi HC.
The Delhi HC said that mask acts as a ‘suraksha kavach’, which would prevent the spread of Covid-19. It also said that wearing of masks in Delhi was compulsory for everyone. Announcing the decision while hearing a case involving fines for not wearing a mask while driving alone, Judge Pratibha M Singh said, “Even if you are alone in the car, why object to wearing a mask? It is for your own safety.”
The court has dismissed all petitions challenging the fines imposed on those people who did not wear masks when they were alone in their cars.
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