Abhay Singh vs. Union Of India Through The Secretary

(< ITEM NO.45 COURT NO.2 SECTION XI S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s).25237/2010 (From the judgement and order dated 21/08/2009 in CMWP No.15440/1998 of The HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD) ABHAY SINGH Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH & ORS. Respondent(s) (With appln(s) for exemption from filing O.T. and intervention, permission to file additional documents,permission to file additional affidavit and c/delay in filing affidavit and correction of pleadings and office report )) WITH SLP(C) NO. 23984 of 2010 (With appln.(s) for exemption from filing O.T.and urging addl.grounds and permission to file addl.affidavit and with prayer for interim relief and office report) Date: 05/08/2013 These Petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G.S. SINGHVI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. GOPALA GOWDA For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sushil Kumar Jain, A.O.R. For Respondent(s) Mr.Mohan Parasaran, SG Mr.Aman Ahluwalia, Adv. Mr.Farrukh Rasheed, Adv. Mr.B.K.Prasad, Adv. For NCT of Delhi Mr.Sidharth Luthra, ASG Mr.B.Chahar, Sr.Adv. Mr.Sunita Sharma, Adv. Ms.Supriya Juneja, Adv. For State of Punjab Mr.Ajay Bansal, AAG Mr.Kuldip Singh, Adv. Mr.Pardaman Singh, Adv. Mr.Gaurav Yadav, Adv. For State of Sikkim Mrs.Aruna Mathur, Adv. For State of Uttarakhand Mr. Abhishek Atrey, Adv. Mr.Prateek Dwivedi, Adv. For State of Andhra Mr.Koka Raghava Rao, Sr.Adv. Pradesh Mr.G.N.Reddy, Adv. Mr.B.Debojit, Adv. Mr.Aadhithya P., Adv.

For State of H.P. Mr.Suryanarayana Singh, Adv. Ms.Pragati Neekhra, Adv. For State of Haryana Mr.Manjit Singh, AAG Mr.Tarjit Singh, Adv. For State of U.P. Mr.Gaurav Bhatia, AAG Mr.Anuvrat Sharma, Adv. Mr.Gautam Talukdar, Adv. Mr.Abhikalp Pratap Singh, Adv. For State of Raj. Mr.Jasbir Singh Malik, AAG Mr.Varun Punia, Adv. For State of Assam Mr.Riku Sarma, Adv. Mr.Navnit Kumar, Adv. Mrs.K.Enatoli Sema, Adv. Mr.Amit Kumar Singh, Adv. For State of Guj. Ms.Hemantika Wahi, Adv. Ms.Nandani Gupta, Adv. For State of Bihar Mr.Manish Kumar, Adv. Mr.Gopal Singh, A.O.R. For State of Tripura Mr.Ritu Raj Biswas, Adv. Mr.Gopal Singh, Adv. For Govt. of Mr.V.G.Pragasam, Adv. Puducherry Mr.S.J.Aristotle, Adv. Mr.Prabu Ramasubramaniam, Adv. For State of Mr.Anil Shrivastav, Adv. Arunachal Pradesh Mr.Rituraj Biswas, Adv. For State of Odisha Mr.Shibashish Misra, Adv. Mr.Suvinay Dash, Adv. For State of M.P. Mr.Mishra Saurabh, Adv. For State of J&K Mr.Sunil Fernandes, Adv. Ms.Insha Mir, Adv. Mr.Raghav Chadha, Adv. For State of Karnataka Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, Adv. For State of W.B. Mr.Bikas Kar Gupta, Adv. Ms.Sharbani Kar, Adv. For State of Mr.Jayesh Gaurav, Adv. Jharkhand Mr.Gopal Prasad, Adv. For State of Mr.C.D.Singh, Adv. Chhatisgarh Ms.Sakshi Kakkar, Adv. For State of T.N. Mr.Subramanium Prasad,AAG Mr.B.Balaji, Adv. Mr.R.Rakesh Sharma, Adv. For State of Mr.Sapam Biswajit M., Adv. Manipur Mr.Kh.Nobin Singh, Adv. For State of Goa Mr.Siddharth Bhatnagar, Adv. Mr.Pawan Kr.Bansal, Adv. Mr.T.Mahipal, Adv.

For State of Mah.

Ms.Asha G.Nair, Adv. For Andaman and Mr.Balasubramaniam, Adv. Nicobar Admn. Mr.K.V.Jagdishvaran, Adv. Mrs.G.Indira, Adv. For State of Mr.Ranjan Mukherjee, Adv. Meghalaya Mr.T.M.Singh, Adv. Mr.Ramesh Babu M.R., Adv. Mr. Gunnam Venkateswara Rao, Adv. Mr. Sunil Kumar Jain, Adv. Mr. V.N. Raghupathy, Adv. Mr. Jatinder Kumar Bhatia, Adv. Mr. P.V. Yogeswaran, Adv. Mr. Dharmendra Kumar Sinha, Adv. Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, Adv. Ms. Anuradha Mutatkar, Adv. Mr. C.D.Singh, Adv.

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

We have heard Mr. Mohan Parasaran learned Solicitor General, Mr. Sidharth Luthra, learned Additional Solicitor General and Mr. Gaurav Bhatia, learned Additional Advocate General, U.P. on the issues of use and unauthorised use of Beckons on motor vehicles and multi-toned horns, which is prohibited by Rule 119(2) of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.

They all agreed that the unauthorised use of Beckons on motor vehicles and multi-toned horns deserves to be dealt with sternly and exemplary fine should be imposed on the violators.

We would have passed appropriate order in the matter but refrained from doing so because the learned Solicitor General and Shri Bhatia made a request for short adjournment to enable them to get in touch with the concerned authorities for working out a possible administrative and legislative solution of the menace of unauthorised use of Beckons on motor vehicles as also unauthorised use of multi-toned horns.

The request of the learned Solicitor General and Shri Gaurav Bhatia is accepted.

Put up on 19.08.2013.