Mumbai Metro FFC lost legal validity

The Centre-appointed fare fixation committee (FFC) will not be able to fix a new fare any time soon because it has lost its legal validity. FFC failed to fix a new fare before its deadline set by the Supreme Court ended.The Supreme Court had directed the FFC to fix a new fare by April 30. Mumbai Metro construction work started after agreement between MMRDA & MMOPL which was a company related with Anil Ambani Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. But MMOPL break down his own words and increase fare. After battle in Court, Supreme court order to constitutes Fare Fixation Committee and fix the fare by 30 April 2015. RTI Activists Anil Galgali who follow up the Metro issue continuesly claim that Congress Govt first bring Mumbai Metro under ambit of 'Metro Act' and now new Bjp Government also not immediately constituted FFC which was indirectly favor to Anil Ambani company MMOPL. MMOPL fixed the new fare — Rs 10 to Rs 40 — using provisions of the Central Metro Act, against the previous fare notified by the state government — Rs 9 to 13 — calculated according to the clauses in the concession agreement.It was a Nexus between Government and Anil Ambani company MMOPL so both government has not seriously attention on dispute of Mumbai Metro fare,said Galgali