SC order on black film use in cars being violated in Srinagar
They include several members of the legal community and the officialdom. Although Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who enjoys Z-Plus security cover, is entitled to use of black film on his vehicle for security reasons, the state chief minister has so far foregone the privilege.
A cursory look at cars parked in the premises of the Civil Secretariat building and court complexes bear out that the ban is yet to become effective. The official vehicles alloted to many senior as well as mid-rung police officers are still having black films.
The
Supreme
Court
had
on
April
28
directed
states
and
Union
territories
to
strictly
enforce
the
ban
on
use
of
the
tint
beyond
the
permissible
limit.
The apex court had, however, granted liberty to the police officers concerned to grant exemption to VVIPs like those enjoying "Z" and "Z plus" category security cover.
"We want people to do it (remove black film) voluntarily instead of getting embarrassed in public," DIG Traffic, Kashmir Range, Shafqat Watali told a news agency.
PTI