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B’luru police to fine those using bluetooth-enabled devices while driving

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B’luru police to fine those using bluetooth-enabled devices while driving

The Bangalore traffic police decided to impose a fine of up to 1,000 rupees on people who use Bluetooth devices to communicate while riding or driving. According to the revised “Motor Vehicle Law”, the use of any mobile device while driving has been classified as “dangerous driving” and will be fined up to 5,000 rupees or imprisoned up to one year, or both .

Although the police said it would allow the use of mobile devices for navigation, the Bangalore traffic police said that using headsets for navigation will be punished. According to the police, the first violation will be fined 500 rupees and the second violation will be fined 1,000 rupees. The police (traffic) joint commissioner BR Ravikanthe Gowda stated that using headsets to answer calls would result in restrictions, and the department made it clear that this was a violation. “According to the Motor Vehicle Law, the use of distracting gadgets during vehicle operation is restricted.

Whether it’s a mobile phone, headset, Bluetooth headset or any other device, it violates this provision, so we have clearly instructed Those who are addicted to such technology during their commute are fined.

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The official also stated that even using a phone or headset in the signal would be fined. “Even when you are waiting for a signal, you will be punished for using these devices. Even when people are on the road under the signal light, using mobile devices is an offense. So, yes, those who use mobile phones or Bluetooth devices will be fined,” Gowda said.

As of August this year, the Bangalore traffic police had registered 86,565 people for using mobile phones while driving. However, the police’s decision drew criticism from the city. Some people expressed their dissatisfaction on social media. Rishi Bangera, a delivery agent who owns a food delivery app, said the headset helps to get directions.

“The idea of ​​having these headsets is to avoid using a mobile phone while riding. We can get directions from the GPS app and also get information from customers. This saves a lot of time.

News Source : Hindustan Times

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Suprme Court pulls up Delhi body for not conducting tree census

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Suprme Court pulls up Delhi body for not conducting tree census

The court said that it will order the constitution of an expert body to vet every proposal for tree felling in the city

The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Tree Authority (DTA) for failing to carry out a tree census in the Capital as required under the Delhi Tree Preservation Act (DTPA). The court added that it will order the constitution of an expert body to vet every proposal for tree felling in the city, observing that DTA lacks the expertise to do this job.

A bench headed by justice Abhay S Oka was considering an application filed by a Delhi resident, Bhavreen Kandhari, which raised questions over the performance of DTA — a statutory body under DTPA that has allowed more than 60,000 trees to be felled between 2015 and 2021. The court had issued notice on the application on November 8 as the data presented by Kandhari suggested that Delhi was losing five trees every hour.

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On Friday, the bench, also comprising justice Augustine George Masih, took up DTA’s response and said, “We want to know how DTA is functioning. Has it carried out any census of trees?” The court cited Section 7 of DTPA, 1994 (or is it 1995), which says “carrying out census of the existing trees” and “preservation of all trees” in Delhi is one of the functions of DTA.

“We intend to pass an order that no permission for tree cutting shall be passed unless it is vetted by this expert body. Unless there is a record of the number of trees, nothing can be done. Has this been undertaken? It was the duty of DTA to do this under the Act,” the court said.

The bench asked senior advocate Guru Krishnakumar, who was assisting the court as amicus, to indicate whether there should be a threshold, such as cutting of 100 or more trees, when an issue can be sent for consideration to the expert body. “Considering the diminishing green cover, we are considering whether a body of experts should consider every permission for felling of trees. We will pass orders that no permission for tree felling shall be passed unless vetted by this body. Some threshold can be fixed and DTA will have to comply with the recommendation made by the expert body,” the court said.

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