The Centre has informed the Bombay High Court that making FASTag mandatory for all vehicles plying on national highways does not breach a citizen's fundamental right to freedom of movement in any way.
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The Union government recently told the Bombay High Court that making FASTag (electronic toll collection system) mandatory for all vehicles plying on the national highways does not breach a citizen’s fundamental right to freedom of movement in any way.
The government made its stand clear in an affidavit filed on April 6 in a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the decision to make FASTag mandatory at toll plazas on all national highways. It says FASTag was made compulsory to ensure seamless traffic movement and cut travel time short. All decisions had been taken in accordance with the Central Motor Vehicles (CMV) Rules. In cases where it was not possible to fit vehicles with the tag for any reason, they were permitted to still ply on the extreme left of the FASTag lanes.
No physical verification of vehicles for registration
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From April 15, owners of vehicles with fully built body from manufacturers need not take their vehicles to registering authorities for physical verification to get it registered.
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Automakers may face fines of up to ₹1 crore from April 1 for defects in vehicles they fail to voluntarily flag.
Govt. notifies mandatory recall regime
Automakers may face fines of up to ₹1 crore from April 1 for defects in vehicles they fail to voluntarily flag.
As per the mandatory recall norms notified by the Centre, a recall of more than six lakh two-wheelers, one lakh-plus four-wheelers and more than three lakh three-wheelers and quadricycles would attract a penalty of up to ₹1 crore. For recalling up to 6,000 two-wheelers, a manufacturer would have to pay up to ₹10 lakh.
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Though using high beam in city limits is prohibited, monitoring the offence is difficult as many drivers are ignorant about it, leading to avoidable accidents
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