Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 819 · Decided 10 December 2013
Abhay Singh v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 819 · [2013] 17 S.C.R. 80
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 25237/2010
- Decided
- 10 December 2013
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, C. NAGAPPAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136; Motor Vehicles Act Section 109, 110, 111
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 109, 110 and 111 - Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - Rules 108, 108A and 119 - Use of C multi-toned horns and lights of red, blue, white and multi colour - On the motor vehicles - Permissibility - Held: To curb the menace of use of mu/ti-toned horns in violation of rule in power, holders of public offices, civil servants and ordinary citizens, exemplary fine needs to be D imposed on the violators, and its rigorous enforcement needs · to be ensured - The use of signs and symbols of authority E F · such as red lights etc. is contrary to the
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