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Delhi High Court Asks DMRC to Consider Toilets, Baby-Feeding Facilities
Some people who ride the Delhi Metro asked a court to help them.
They wanted more toilets and special rooms for feeding babies inside the ticket areas of metro stations.
A big court called the Delhi High Court talked about their request.
The court told the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, the group that runs the metro, to listen to these requests.
The person who asked, a lawyer named Shannu Baghel, has two weeks to point out stations that need help.
The metro company said every station already has toilets.
It said the toilets are clean, separate for men, women, and others, and cost only a little money.
The court said each station is different, so toilets and feeding rooms can only be added where they fit.
The court also said passengers' health and dignity are important.
So the metro will look into the requests but must keep stations working well.
The Delhi High Court directed DMRC to consider representations on public conveniences in paid areas of metro stations and baby-feeding/infant-care facilities.
The directions came while disposing of a public interest litigation filed by advocate Shannu Baghel.
Baghel was asked to identify specific metro stations needing paid-area toilets and to make a representation within a fortnight.
DMRC's July 8, 2025 RTI reply stated all stations have functional washrooms for men, women and persons with disabilities/transgender persons, usable for a nominal fee.
The court noted facility placement depends on each station's architecture and functionality, and that inadequate conveniences may affect passengers' health and dignity.
- Who
- A Delhi High Court bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, on a PIL by advocate Shannu Baghel, with DMRC as the respondent.
- What
- The court directed DMRC to consider representations on toilet facilities in paid areas and baby-feeding/infant-care rooms in metro stations and take permissible steps without affecting station functioning.
- Where
- New Delhi, India
- When
- The date of the order is not stated in the article; DMRC's RTI reply cited in the case was dated July 8, 2025.
- Why
- The PIL argued that non-availability of adequate public conveniences may affect the health and, at times, the dignity of passengers.
Passenger Amenities Advocates
DMRC / Station Operations
Toilet availability in paid areas
Passenger Amenities Advocates
Passengers who purchase tickets should have clean, functional toilets within the paid areas of all metro stations, as their absence affects health and dignity.
DMRC / Station Operations
DMRC's RTI reply states every station already has functional, separate toilets for men, women and persons with disabilities/transgender persons, so existing facilities are adequate.
Baby-feeding and infant-care rooms
Passenger Amenities Advocates
Baby-feeding/breastfeeding rooms and infant-care rooms should be provided at all metro stations.
DMRC / Station Operations
Such facilities can only be provided where the architecture, structure and functionality of each station allow, without disrupting station operations.
Key facts
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Bench
- Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia
- Petitioner
- Advocate Shannu Baghel
- Respondent
- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)
- Core Demands
- Clean, functional toilets in paid areas of all metro stations; baby-feeding/breastfeeding and infant-care rooms at all stations
- DMRC's RTI Reply
- All stations have separate washrooms for men, women and persons with disabilities/transgender persons, functional for a nominal fee; some stations offer free toilets
- RTI Reply Date
- July 8, 2025
- Petitioner Deadline
- Make representation to DMRC within a fortnight
Sources
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