Transport Secy clarifies on use of stickers on vehicles

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 6

The UT Administration has clarified that words like government/UT Administration can be allowed to be displaced on vehicles when the occupants are performing government duties.

The instructions were issued in light of the Punjab and Haryana High Court orders on banning the display of designation or description of office and use of unauthorised emblems on government and private vehicles in Chandigarh.

While issuing instructions, the Secretary, Transport, Chandigarh Administration, has further clarified that no government or private vehicles will carry the word like court, Army, airport, navy, police, press, etc, and designations like chairman, vice-chairman, etc.

However, the secretary stated that district magistrate, additional district magistrate as district magistrate, doctors, ambulance and fire brigades can display the designations only during performance of magisterial duty in emergency situation.

On January 24, the High Court had prohibited writing of words like the High Court, Army, police, press, journalists, chairman, vice-chairman on private vehicles. The authorities had been directed to begin implementation of the directions within 72 hours.

The court was of the view that the use of such terms was an attempt to “browbeat” others and observed that the display of designations on vehicles was not permitted under law. However, ambulances and fire tenders are exempted from the ban.