Execute HSRP scheme effectively: Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued a fiat to the Centre and all the states for proper and effective implementation of the scheme relating to High Security Registration Plates for vehicles to ensure that the objective of the scheme is realised.

A three-Judge bench headed by the Chief Justice T.S. Thakur said, “Even though Union of India has stated that the implementation of the scheme in accordance with the rules framed by Union of India is the responsibility of the states/Union Territories, in our view, the Union of India has to ensure that there is regular check of manufacturing units which are engaged in the HSRP project by coordinating with the various states/Union Territories.”

SC passed this order on a petition filed by Maninderjit Singh Bitta seeking initiation of contempt proceedings against states for not implementing the scheme.

Supreme Court for data on vehicular registration
A three-Judge bench headed by the Chief Justice T.S. Thakur, without initiating contempt, gave a series of directions including award of contracts for the HSRPs.

The court asked the Centre to form committees in collaboration with the state governments in order to keep regular check on the manufacturing units which are engaged in HSRP project.

The Central Government and the State Governments should strictly implement HSRP policy in all the States in a time bound manner.

The Central Government and the State Governments should register complaints regarding the violation and, in case of violations, both the Central Government and the state governments should take strict action in accordance with law.

The bench said the Central government should create a nationwide common repository of Vehicular Registration Data for achieving the basic objective behind the idea of HSRP scheme and thereby ensuring smooth implementation at the grass root level. The government and the state government were directed to strictly regulate the implementation.