<p>The high court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a public interest litigation seeking directions to grant social welfare schemes and BDA sites to autorickshaw drivers saying that they also play an important role in public service.</p>.<p>A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a petition filed by Somashekhar, a city-based auto driver, and Bangalore Auto Chalakara Soudhara Cooperative Limited, a society for welfare of auto drivers, who have moved the court highlighting the inaction on part of the state with regard to extending social welfare schemes to auto drivers.</p>.<p>The state has sought time to file objections which the court granted.</p>.<p>The petitioners submitted that though the state and the Central governments have several social welfare schemes for the citizens, most of them have not been extended to the auto drivers.</p>.<p>They also sought to cover the auto drivers under the Employees State Insurance scheme.</p>.<p>They contended that they have made several representations to the authorities concerned, however, no action has been taken.</p>.<p>The court adjourned the hearing by three weeks.</p>
<p>The high court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of a public interest litigation seeking directions to grant social welfare schemes and BDA sites to autorickshaw drivers saying that they also play an important role in public service.</p>.<p>A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a petition filed by Somashekhar, a city-based auto driver, and Bangalore Auto Chalakara Soudhara Cooperative Limited, a society for welfare of auto drivers, who have moved the court highlighting the inaction on part of the state with regard to extending social welfare schemes to auto drivers.</p>.<p>The state has sought time to file objections which the court granted.</p>.<p>The petitioners submitted that though the state and the Central governments have several social welfare schemes for the citizens, most of them have not been extended to the auto drivers.</p>.<p>They also sought to cover the auto drivers under the Employees State Insurance scheme.</p>.<p>They contended that they have made several representations to the authorities concerned, however, no action has been taken.</p>.<p>The court adjourned the hearing by three weeks.</p>