On Thursday, the High Court of Madras observed that the State Transport Commissioner was obligated to ensure strict compliance of the motor vehicle rules which require all 2-wheelers to be fitted with rearview mirrors while being driven on the roads.
Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee & Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy said it might be advisable to instruct vehicle manufacturers & dealers to incorporate a clause that vehicle warranty would not apply if the rearview mirrors were removed by customers.
The Court hoped that the StateGovt, Transport Commissioner as well as the Director-General of Police would ensure strict adherence to the motor vehicle laws & issue necessary instructions by taking into account the observations made by it.
The interim orders were passed on a public interest litigation petition filed by advocate B. Ramkumar Adityan of Thoothukudi. He had sought a direction to impose a fine of ₹500 on those who ride two-wheelers without rear view mirrors & ₹1,500 on repeat offenders. In his affidavit, the petitioner had stated that the number of two-wheelers in the State had increased exponentially from 32.14 lakh (8.35 lakh motorcycles, 5.46 lakh scooters & 18.32 lakh mopeds) in 1999 to 2.49 crore (1.57 crore motorcycles, 36.59 lakh scooters & 54.74 lakh mopeds) in 2020.
Further, pointing out that a majority of fatal road accidents involve two-wheelers, the petitioner said rear view mirrors on both sides of the handle were an essential part of these vehicles since they help the riders get a better view of the traffic behind them.
Nevertheless, most two-wheeler riders remove the rearview mirrors either for styling purposes & other reasons & the traffic police seldom fine such people, he complained. The petitioner claimed that the absence of rear view mirrors was viewed seriously by the police in other States.
SOURCE ; thehindu.com
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