Any Change in Basic Structure of Cars and Bikes is a Violation of Traffic Laws.

The court said that any change in its basic structure, mentioned on its registration certificate, is a violation of the traffic laws as per the amendment in the Motors Vehicles Act.
Any Change in Basic Structure of Cars and Bikes is a Violation of Traffic Laws.

The next time a traffic cop challans you for your modified car or motorcycle, don't be surprised. The Supreme Court of India surrounds sideways a division bench ruling of the Kerala High Court, has said any kind of alteration in a vehicle, which alter its innovative requirement, is not allowable. The court said that any transform in its basic structure, mentioned on its registration certificate, is a contravention of the traffic laws as per the modification in the Motors Vehicles Act.

Airing its views on the matter, the Supreme Court said no vehicle can be customized to change original specification made by a producer. However, the Supreme Court in its decision did not mention what type of modification fall under the violation of the law.

Giving its verdict, as reported in Financial Express, a worktable comprising Justices Arun Mishra and Vineet Saran said: "No vehicle can be distorted so as to change original specification made by a producer. Such particulars cannot be distorted which have been particular by the producer for the purpose of entry in the official document of registration."

Since the apex court decision did not mention particular violations that can put you in trouble, legal experts believe it's the cops' privilege to challan offenders as they see fit.

Earlier, the Kerala High Court had cited the Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, to rule that modification like changes in decibel and emission output of a vehicle, color, tire size, and body panels can fall outside the purview of the law, the daily added.

However, the Supreme Court said the amended Motors Vehicle Act does not at all allow vehicles to be modified for the overall safety of people as well as the environment.

Besides, all motor vehicles will come fixed with tamper-proof high-security register plates (HSRPs) from April 1 to protect against counterfeiting. "The ministry has notified … mandating that HSRP including the third listing mark, wherever required, shall be completed by vehicle manufacturers along with the vehicle manufactured on or after April 1, 2019, to their dealers," Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari had told in Lok Sabha in December.

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