With the road accident deaths in the country outnumbering China at 1.18 lakhs annually, the Union road transport ministry is likely to make violations requiring imprisonment non-compoundable.
Getting away only with fine for traffic violations will soon be a thing of the past.
With the road accident deaths in the country outnumbering China at 1.18 lakhs annually, the Union road transport ministry is likely to make violations requiring imprisonment non-compoundable.
The Sunder committee set up for suggesting measures for amendment to the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act, 1988 has recommended that stern punitive action needs to be taken on violations leading to loss of human life and property.
“Experience has shown that imprisonment is seldom resorted to by the courts. The committee has restricted the provision of imprisonment only to offences that endanger human life and property. Also, at present, even offences that provide for imprisonment are compoundable. The amendments proposed do not enable offences which provide for imprisonment to be compounded,” said the committee in its recommendations.
The need for amendments in the MV Act assumes significance as the two-decade-old Act has now become redundant in context of the dynamic growth in the auto sector in the last ten years as well as the pace of growth of transport infrastructure. For example, extra large trailers (multi axle) — the principal movers of the economy — are not adequately defined in the Act. The Sundar committee’s recommendations have been submitted to the ministry.
The other recommendations of the committee include putting in place a system of penalty points for each subsequent violation, unique identification number for driving licence, and issuing licences to foreign nationals.
“In order to reduce the growing tendency to commit repeated violations of provisions of the MV Act, the committee has introduced a system of penalty points. The scheme will enable violations to be noted in the licence and lead to suspension of or cancellation of license on accumulation of prescribed number of points,” said the committee.
The committee has also recommended issuing Indian driving license to foreign nationals in the second year of their stay. In the first year, they may use the licenses of their own country. It has also suggested unique numbers like those in passports should be provided on driving licences to avoid duplicity.
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