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Updated – July 03, 2015 05:46 am IST – MYSURU:
Mysuru Karnataka : 02 07 2015: CMV Act makes it mandatry for vehicles to display english letters and arabic numbers on it's regitraction number plate. PHOTO: M.A.SRIRAM
The city police have clarified that the registration number plates of vehicles should mandatorily have letters in English and numerals in Arabic.
Vehicles sporting registration number plates only in Kannada are in violation of the Central Motor Vehicles (CMV) Act.
Speaking to The Hindu after its drive against defective number plates, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime and Traffic) N.D. Birje said motorists were free to display registration number plates in Kannada for the love of the language. “But in addition, they should also mandatorily have a registration number plate with letters in English and figures in Arabic,” he said.
Though the police did not come across vehicles sporting only Kannada letters and numerals on the registration number plate during Wednesday’s drive, Mr. Birje said he had instructed traffic officials to penalise such vehicles.
Across India, vehicles in different States may sport letters and numerals of their State language, but in addition, they compulsorily carry a registration number plate in English letters and Arabic numerals in accordance with the rules of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989.
The number plates should be of appropriate size stipulated for each category of vehicle and the registration letters and numbers should be clearly visibly to the naked eye, he said. Rule 50, 51 of the CMV Act 1989 does not permit fancy lettering.
Published – July 03, 2015 12:00 am IST
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