HC sends notice to Azam,others over Jaya Prada beacon removal

Jaya Prada,on the other hand,has contended that as an MP she is allowed to use a red beacon without a flasher. Our argument is that the challan does not specify the section of the Motor Vehicle Act under which the MP has been booked. There is no provision in the said Act for penalty higher than Rs 5,000. We have also contended that the police acted arbitrarily and entered the MPs house unauthorisedly. Further,when the ARTO himself had not informed the police,there was no reason for them to enter her house, Jaya Pradas counsel Kunwar Siddhartha Singh said.

Soon after the incident,Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh had alleged that Khan was present when it happened. Both Amar Singh and Jaya Prada were expelled from the ruling Samajwadi Party in early 2010.

The court has scheduled the next hearing of the case on July 11.