Revision of bus fares in Tamil Nadu: Madras High Court grants four more weeks for the government to take final call

The Madras High Court on Monday (September 21, 2026) granted four more weeks’ time for the Tamil Nadu government to take a call on revising private as well as government bus fares that were fixed at the rate of ₹0.58 per kilometre in 2018 and not revised since then.

Justice Hemant Chandangoudar adjourned the hearing on a 2025 writ petition filed by Federation of Bus Operators Association of Tamil Nadu to October 26, 2026 so that the government could come up with a final decision on the basis of consultations with all stakeholders.

The court was told that an expert committee headed by the Transport and Road Safety Commissioner had already submitted its report to a high-level committee comprising the Home Secretary, Transport Secretary, and Finance Secretary on the issue of revision of fares.