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Wearing of mask while driving alone mandatory during pandemic: HC

11:11 AM Apr 07, 2021 | PTI |

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday held that wearing a mask while driving alone in a private vehicle was mandatory during COVID-19, noting that the face-covering is like a ”suraksha kavach” amid the pandemic.

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Justice Prathiba M Singh also refused to interfere with the Delhi government’s decision to impose challans for not wearing a mask while driving a private vehicle alone and dismissed the pleas challenging the same.

The court said the mask was like a ”suraksha kavach” (protective shield) during the prevailing pandemic.

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