Suspension of Driving Licence on the direction of Supreme Court Committee on Road Safety

The Supreme Court Committee on Road safety issued direction to suspend driving licence for a period of not less than three months under Section-19 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 read with Rule 21 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 for: -

• Driving at a speed exceeding the specified limit which in the Committee’s view would also include red light jumping. (Over Speeding & Red Light Jump)
• Carrying overload in goods carriage and carrying persons in goods carriages.
• Driving vehicles under the influence of drink and drugs. (Drunken Driving)
• Using mobile phone while driving a vehicle.

As per the new amendment in Section 206 (4) of Motor Vehicle Act-2019, the Driving License shall be suspended for the following traffic violations