Kolkata, Nov 16 (PTI) The West Bengal government, in a draft notification presented before the Calcutta High Court, has said that over 15-year-old stage carriers registered in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area will be allowed to ply with bi-annual fitness certificates.

The court held that there is no scope for further adjudication in a petition filed by a private bus owners' association, as their grievances were mitigated in the draft notification presented before it by the West Bengal government.

Disposing of the petition on Friday, Justice Rai Chattopadhyay gave liberty to the West Bengal government to publish the draft notification as submitted before the court at the earliest point of time.

The draft notification said, "Stage carriage buses registered in Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA)

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