ORDER :

1. On August 17, 2018, an order was passed disposing of a bunch of Public Interest Litigations, the operative portion whereof reads as follows:

"Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we direct the respondent authorities to ensure that all E-rickshaws that are plying in West Bengal are registered with the Regional Transport Authorities subject to compliance of such vehicles with Rule 126 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Needless to say that if an E-rickshaw does not satisfy the conditions mentioned in Rule 126, the authority will not register the same and such E-rickshaw will not be allowed to ply on the roads.

Needless to say that the State-respondents shall ensure that the guidelines laid down by them by way of notifications/circulars shall be strictly adhered to. E-rickshaws which are not registered with the authorities or otherwise does not satisfy any pre-condition laid down in the rules/notifications/circulars shall not be allowed to ply on the roads. This is of paramount importance since it involves safety of the passengers of such E-rickshaws.

We trust and hope that the entire process of registering all the E-rickshaws plying in this State shall be comp