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| Tinted Films: DB for implementation of Apex Court directions | | | Jammu, Dec 26 (JNF): In a Public Interest Litigation filed by Dr. Davinder Singh Jasrotia, Dr. Tejinder Kumar, Dr. Jang Bhadur Singh, Dr. Harsh Sharma and Dr. Kailash Chander, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice Hasnain Massodi allowed the application seeking impeadment of Director General of Police J&K as party respondent, added DGP & State through Secretary Home Dept as party respondent. In response to order dated September 25, 2012, Dilbag Singh, Inspector General of Police, Jammu Zone has filed a status report on 16.10.2012. In para 4 of the compliance report it is revealed that all the police vehicles of Executive Wing are operating strictly as per the official norms and there is no violation of the laid down norms as per the Motor Vehicle Act and Rules.
Regarding Eve-Teasing, the Division Bench take-up the application in which the counsel argued that the vehicle with tinted glasses, black films and curtains are found to be plying in Jammu in gross violation of the directions issued by this Court. Division Bench reiterated the directions issued in our previous orders dated March 27, 2012 and other orders passed till date. The matter of removal of black films and tinted glasses is closely connected with the safety of female passengers to completely eradicate the menance of eve-teasing.
Division Bench observed that the directions issued by the Apex Court are binding on all the States, Union Territories including the State of J&K. Accordingly the State shall file a status report as to what steps are being taken by it with regard to compliance of the aforesaid directions issued by the the Supreme Court.
Regarding the nuisance caused by Tractors/Trolleys, Division Bench in an application observed that the violation of the direction issued by the Division Bench of State High Court on November 28, 2006 has been pointed out. The movement of these Tractor trolleys within the city is accordingly banned. The IGP, Police Jammu, SSP Jammu and SSP, Traffic Jammu are directed to take necessary steps to enforce this ban by asking their checking patrols at Police check posts to ensure that no tractor trolley was allowed entry within the city limits". In the reply Manjit Kour, Dy SP has claimed that there is a special drive against the use of laminated/tinted glass vehicles and no tractor trolleys have been permitted to move in the city which might be used as commercial vehicles. Even such tractor trolleys which are used for agriculture purpose have been challaned and if they are found without any documents or violating any law, the traffic police Jammu is taking strict action against the violators either by challaning or by seizing such tractor trolleys. Division Bench directed DySP Manjit Kour, Dy SP, to file a specific affidavit with regard to the entry made on the blog involving the decision taken by the Special Additional Mobile Magistrate and to disclose the communication to which reference has been made in the blog entry and directed to list the matter on January 3, 2013.
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