The Centre on Sunday extended the validity of vehicular documents like driving licences, registration certificates, permits etc., till Mach 31, 2021 in the light of need to prevent spread of Covid -19.
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a directives to the States and Union Territory administrations in the regard.
“Taking into consideration the need to prevent the spread of Covid-19, it is further advised that the validity of all of the above referred documents may be treated to be valid till March 31, 2021. This covers all documents whose validity has expired since February 1, 2020 or would expire by March 31, 2021.”
It further added the enforcement authorities are advised to treat such documents valid till March 31, 2021. “This will help out citizens in availing transport related services, while maintaining social distancing,” the statement said.
MoRTH had earlier issued advisories regarding extension of validity of documents related to Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989. It was advised that the validity of fitness, permit (all types), license, registration or any other concerned document(s) may be treated to be valid till December 31, 2020. Two days earlier the Delhi High Court had suggested to the Delhi Government to give more time to people to obtain colour-coded fuel stickers and high-security registration plates (HSRP) before it starts fining them.
A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Talwant Singh said the Delhi government should not create panic among the citizens which would make some people take advantage of the situation.
The court also said that advertising the requirement for stickers and HSRP by the Delhi government in August this year “was not the ideal time
Monday, 28 December 2020 | PNS | New Delhi
