A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana is scheduled to hear the pleas filed by Patna resident Rakesh Kumar Singh and advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi

Currently, the DHR operates eight pairs of daily joy ride services, which remain a major attraction for visiting tourists on the Darjeeling-Ghoom stretch, in addition to two direct services connecting New Jalpaiguri station with Darjeeling