Delhi Traffic Police - worst in india

aroon_p

Just wanted to provide some quick info for tourists driving through Delhi.

1) The so called Delhi Traffic Police, is a total fraud. There is no such animal. It is the Transport Commissioner of Delhi who is actually responsible for the Traffic of Delhi.

2) Keep several xerox copies of your driving licence and Registration Papers - DULY ATTESTED BY A NOTARY PUBLIC with you at all times.

3) When the Traffic Cop stop you - handover one of these xerox copies only, never handover your originals. This is perfectly legal under sections 32 of the Rules of the Rules Regulations (RRR) and section 139 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989. Furthermore u/s 206 of the Motor Vehicles Act a police officer in uniform can only seize your licence if he has "reason to believe" ( ie. has evidence) that you will not appear in court - always inform him that to the contrary you DESIRE to resolve the matter in court and not on the streets in accordance with the Supreme Court of India guidelines.

4) As long as no accident or harm has been caused, don't argue with the traffic cops - simply utter the 2 magic words - "NOTICE BRANCH". As per Supreme Court Guidelines in the M.C.Mehta case the Traffic Cops cannot force you to pay the fine on the road (compounding), but all enquiry with a view to prosecution may be done with the NOTICE BRANCh who will enquire into the matter.

5) If a traffic challan under section 133 Motor Vehicles Act 1988 arrives from the Notice Branch through ordinary post or UPC - simply ignore it. These section 133 notices (or so called traffic challans) are only when the vehicle was involved in an accident and must be personally served on you or sent by registerd post only.

bye for now.

I will keep adding to this thread. I got most of this info from the private files at

http://geocities.com/india_pil/