Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 · Chapter XIII: Offences, Penalties and Procedure
Section 210B: Penalty for offence committed by an enforcing authority
Any authority that is empowered to enforce the provisions of this Act shall, if such authority commits an offence under this Act, shall be liable for twice the penalty corresponding to that offence under this Act.]
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 210B
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S. Rajaseekaran v. Union of India and Ors.
Matter pertains to issuance of directions relating to road safety, safety of pedestrians while walking on footpaths, wearing of helmets, wrong lane driving and unsafe overtaking, use of dazzling LED white lights to help…