It is learnt that there is false news being spread by a few persons in social media that the Honourable High Court of Telangana State has ordered that the “traffic police have no powers to seize the vehicles for non-payment of challans”.
It is clarified here that there is no such order of the Honourable High Court and that some persons with reasons best known to them have been issuing misleading statements in the media and social media creating confusion among the public.
Further, it is clarified that in its order dated 11.08.2021, disposing of the writ petition number 18611 of 2021, the Honourable High Court had directed the writ petitioner to submit a fresh application to the police seeking the release of his vehicle as per law within two weeks from the date the order and the police have to consider the same and pass an appropriate order in another eight weeks time thereafter.
Accordingly, the said person has appeared before Rajendranagar Traffic Police on 19.08.2021 and paid the pending challan against the said vehicle as per Rule 167 of the CMVRs, 1989 and got the vehicle released as per law.
But, for the reasons best known to him, the said writ petitioner, hiding these facts, has been issuing misleading statements by misquoting the Honourable High Court’s orders.
This is the intentional spreading of false news.
Cyberabad Traffic Police are considering legal action against the said person regarding this.
It is hereby advised that all the persons who have been indulging in spreading of this false news must read the Honourable High Court’s order and stop indulging in spreading of misinformation leading to confusion among the public leading to obstruction of duties of traffic police.
It is reiterated that as per Rule 167 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, the police are authorised to detain a vehicle that has any pending traffic violation challan which is more than 90 days old and regarding which the vehicle owner has been intimated by the police at least once either electronically or over a call.
It is the duty of the vehicle owners to regularly check whether their vehicle has been driven in contravention of any traffic rules and if there are any traffic violation challans issued against their vehicle, they shall verify the evidence and pay the penalty.
If they notice any discrepancy in the challans, they can report the same to the authorities online which will be verified and rectified, if any.
