Notice to city govt on plea to make helmets mandatory

Petitioner Ulhas,who claimed himself to be a social film maker,submitted that with the intervention of this very court,the city government had framed rules making headgear mandatory for motor cyclists and pillion riders but Sikh men and women have been exempted.

During the last hearing when the PIL was filed in the high court,the bench had said the manner,in which the petition was drafted,the court could not treat it as PIL and had suggested that Ulhas properly draft the petition challenging the Motor Vehicle Act and the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules.

The petitioner said every year,about 60 to 70 women die due to head injuries,sustained in road accidents involving two wheelers and government should make wearing helmets compulsory for all pillion riders as well.

The bench had also referred to a clause in the Central Motor Vehicle Act,which makes it optional for pillion riders to wear helmets.

It had asked the petitioner to file a fresh petition after taking the help of a lawyer and had said,“You file a proper petition,then we will see why the government has made the clause optional.”