Karnataka HC quashes petition seeking stay on mandatory implementation of HSRP number plates
The Karnataka High Court has declined to issue a stay order in response to a petition seeking to halt the government's directive mandating the installation of High Security Number Plates (HSRP) for vehicles registered prior to April 1, 2019.
In addition, the court has instructed the government to establish a deadline for finalizing the HSRP number plate manufacturers.
Several organizations, including the Indian High Security Registration Plate Manufacturers Association, filed a petition in the High Court requesting a stay on the government's notification that made HSRP number plates mandatory for vehicles registered before April 1, 2019.
The Karnataka government issued a notification on August 17, mandating the installation of High-Security Registration Plates (HSRP) exclusively through authorized dealers of original equipment manufacturers (OEM) for vehicles registered before April 1, 2019.
However, the petitioner organization alleged that it was excluded from the notification of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules. In their petition, the applicant organization claimed that only a select few influential organizations were allowed to adopt HSRP. The government responded by stating that it had no intention of refuting this argument.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
