Mumbai: The Bombay high court has disposed off a petition filed against the installation of speed governors, a central government scheme to regulate speed of taxis in the country, after the state assured that it will take decision within four weeks.

The Union government informed the HC that it has given authority to the state to decide which vehicles will be exempted from the speed governors. The court was hearing a petition filed by the Mumbai Taximens’s Union. State ensures that it will take decision within 4 weeks.

The Maharashtra government on Thursday told the court that it would soon take a decision on granting exemption to certain models of taxis from the requirement of fitting speed governors till the time the equipment is not available in the market.

Additional Solicitor General Anil Singh, appearing for the central government, on Thursday told the high court that the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a letter to the state government saying it was empowered to exempt certain models of vehicles from the requirement.

"The Motor Vehicles Act empowers state governments to exempt specific models of vehicles from the requirement of fitment of speed governor till the time the same are made available at competitive rates," the letter said.