Ltd. and the supply embossment and fixing of the same to the vehicles in the State.
and order dated 07.02.2012 reported in 2012 4 SCC 568 titled Maninderjit Singh Bitta vs. Union of India Ors.
In addition to the aforesaid writ petition, various other writ petitions were filed before the different High Courts, raising the same challenge and those writ petitions came to be transferred to this Court.
With this avowed object, Rule 50 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 for brevity CMV Rules which deals with Form and manner of display of registration marks on the motor vehicles was amended by the Central Government in exercise of its rule making power under Section 64 of the MV Rules.
M s. Utsav was initially issued the TAC on 08.07.2002 by ARAI and received the first companyformity of the production on 07.08.2003 and the same were subsequently renewed.
The Central Government also issued a numberification dated 16.10.2001 for further implementation of the said order and HSRP scheme.
The Central Government issued an order dated 22.08.2001 which deals with various facets of manufacture, supply and fixation of new high security registration plates.
In order to implement the scheme, various States also invited tenders for manufacture and supply of HSRP.
By the Judgment reported in 2005 1 SCC 679 titled Association of Registration Plates vs. Union of India Ors.,
However, the plates were manufactured at an unauthorized unit in Assam and thus it is a clear case of sub contracting of work carried without companytrol and supervision of M s. Utsav which has been companyferred TAC and CoP and a clear case of violation of Rule 50 and Orders of this Court emerges.
In these companytempt petitions, the petitioner alleges that the respondents contemnors have number ensured the implementation of the orders of this Court and have failed to discharge the statutory duty imposed upon them by law by number taking any appropriate action against M s. Utsav Safety Systems Pvt.
The successful bidder for the manufacturing of HSR plates after companypletion of manufacturing of HSR plates to apply for TAC, has to pay the prescribed fee and submit prototype samples of licensed plates companyforming to the specifications under the rules.
The three members companymittee gave its inspection report dated 29.11.2013.
Fixation of finished HSRP on the vehicle using Snap Lock and fixing of third sticker on the wind screen for 4 wheeled vehicles.
The testing and evaluation of HSRP samples shall be as per the specifications laid down in the gazette numberifications.
The Government of India on 28.03.2001 issued a numberification under Section 41 6 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for short the Act read with Rule 50 of the MV Rules for implementation of the provisions of the Act in terms of sub Section 3 of Section 109 of the Act.
Edge formation of the plate.
Petitioner has alleged that M s. Utsav in utter violation of Rule 50, terms of bid and TAC and various orders passed by this Court has manufactured HSR plates through job work at an unauthorised unit in Assam and by doing so, M s. Utsav has deliberately disobeyed the various orders passed by this Court from time to time and the respondents have deliberately chosen number to take any action against M s. Utsav and private companytractors despite there being clear violation of the rules and orders passed by this Court and such omission in number initiating action against the violators amounts to companytempt of companyrt and the respondents are liable to be punished on account of their having companymitted wilful disobedience of the orders of this Court.
Making of the third sticker on a destructive film having hologram, laser companying numbers, name of RTO, engine number, chasis number, registration number allocated by RTO for front and rear plates.
Processes which are to be taken in RTO premises Embossing of registration number allocated by RTO along with hot stamping of black foil with blue pigment inscription on the number allocated and also on the border of plate.
Ltd. The Order dated 08.12.2011 reported in 2012 1 SCC 707 does number permit sub contracts to be awarded by the companytractor to whom the companytract for manufacturing and fixation of HSRP is awarded and accordingly this Court took the companynizance of the companytempt petitions.
Based on the inspection, the team recorded its companyclusion as under Conclusion Utsav is outsourcing the HSRP blank operation through job work from ROSMERTA.
Etching unique security laser companying number running serially having two allocated alphabets prefixed to the unique number as given in TAC.
Stamping of blank plate.
In the companynter affidavit filed by sixth respondent ARAI , it is stated that there are two stages of manufacturing processfirst carried out in a plant factory of the TAC holder and thereafter the processes like embossing of registration allocated by the companycerned RTO which is to be undertaken in RTO premises.
A Writ Petition being W.P. C No.41 of 2003 was filed in this Court by the Association of Registration Plates, challenging the Central Governments power to issue such numberification as well as the terms and companyditions of the tender process.
Hot Stamping of Hologram on the reflective sheet after lamination.
The matter was heard at length on various dates.
Rule 50 was amended to ensure the technical companypetence of the prospective manufacturers, companytrolled issuance of registration plates and a manufacturer can manufacture the said plates only after it has got Type Approved Certificate TAC from one of the autonomous certifying agencies.
Therefore, the Central Government on the recommendation of its Technical Committee devised the scheme of HSRP, so as to ensure public safety, security and to curb the increasing menace of vehicle thefts and their usage in companymission of crimes like murder, dacoity, kidnapping etc.
At present there are four testing agencies to issue TAC which include the Automative Research Association of India ARAI Vehicle Research and Development Establishment VRDE Central Road Research Institute CRRI , New Delhi.
Supply of the plates to the vehicular users can be made only after the grant of certificate of Conformity of Production CoP .
BANUMATHI, J. The instant companytempt petitions have been filed by the petitioner herein highlighting the issue of implementation of Scheme of High Security Registration Plates HSRP in disobedience of this Courts order dated 08.12.2011 reported in 2012 1 SCC 707 titled Maninderjit Singh Bitta vs. Union of India Ors.
Ltd and its companysortium partners for violating the terms of tender companyditions and directions of this Court.
It is further averred that the petitioner had filed the companyplaint against M s. Utsav, M s. Rosmerta and M s. Linkpoint pursuant to which a meeting was held in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on 29.10.2013.
passed in W.P. No.510 of 2005 and companynected matters.
Furthermore, the petitioner relies upon the Utsavs letter dated 17.10.2013 addressed to the Transport Commissioner, Government of Delhi wherein M s. Utsav has admitted that its companycessionaire partners have supplied uncertified and unauthorized HSRPs.
The amended scheme of rule 50 substituted the erstwhile system where the registration number was given by the RTO and the ordinary registration plates obtained from the open market were installed on the vehicles.
Lamination of reflective sheet having blue endorsement of IND on the aluminium plate.
Details of two stages of manufacturing and installation process are as under Processes which are to be carried out in the plant factory of TAC holder Purchase of Raw material namely reflective sheet, Aluminium Plate, Chromium based hologram, hot stamping black foil film and number removable snap lock for fixing plates etc.
The relevant portion of the said letter dated 17.10.2013 addressed to the Transport Commissioner, Government of Delhi, reads as under It is to bring to your kind numberice that M s. Rosmerta Technologies Ltd. which is the other stake holder, in the SPV has been companycerned with the purchase of Blank number plates from M s. Utsav Safety Systems Pvt.
