Single-judge Justice Anil K Narendran noted that such vehicles pose a potential threat to the safety of other vehicles and their drivers, pedestrians and other road users.
“Therefore, vehicles which are fitted with after-market multi-colored LED/laser/neon lights, flash lights, as seen in the screenshots reproduced hereinbefore, which are being used in a public place, openly flouting the safety standards prescribed in AIS008, which are capable of dazzling the drivers of the oncoming vehicles, pedestrians and other road users, thereby posing a potential threat to the safety of other road users, have to be dealt with in an appropriate manner, strictly in accordance with the law. Such goods vehicles cannot be treated as vehicles which comply with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Rules made thereunder, for the purpose of grant of certificate of fitness,” the Court said.
Therefore, the Court ordered that in addition to the penal consequences under MV laws, a further fine of ₹5,000 must be imposed per alteration in a vehicle.
“In addition to the penal consequences provided in the statutory provisions referred to hereinbefore, the owner of the vehicle has to be imposed with a fine of ₹5,000 per such alteration; i.e. ₹5,000 for each after-market multi-coloured LED/laser/neon lights, flash lights,” the order said.
Source: Barandbench
