The Delhi High Court on Wednesday held that it is compulsory to wear a mask even if a person is driving alone in a car in view of the resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic.
A single-judge bench of Justice Prathiba M. Singh while pronouncing the judgment stated, “A mask is like a Suraksha Kawach for preventing the spread of the Coronavirus…Wearing a mask has been the one reason that saved millions of lives.”
The petition has been filed by Advocate Saurabh Sharma, challenging a Rs 500 challan issued to him by Delhi Police for not wearing a mask while driving alone. The lawyer moved the Court, seeking quashing of challan and damages of Rs 10 lakh for mental harassment.
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The bench noted, “Vehicle moving across public places may pose risk of exposure, whereas, a vehicle even if constituted by one person would constitute a public place.”
“The wearing of a mask face cover in a vehicle, which may be occupied by either a single person or multiple persons, is compulsory in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic,”
the court further observed.
The Delhi Government has imposed night curfew from 10 pm to 5 am till April 30 in view of the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
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