Summary:
After the Bombay High Court ordered the Mumbai Traffic Police to penalise motorists who have pasted the 'Police' stickers or logo on their private vehicles, a circular was issued by the Mumbai Traffic Police (MTP) on Tuesday, failing which motorists would be fined. The circular has been sent to all the traffic divisions and the officers have been asked to initiate action against all private vehicles sporting 'Police' sticker or the police logo of Mumbai Police, Mumbai Traffic Police or Maharashtra Police. Madhukar Pandey, joint commissioner of police (traffic) said, "People use the logo as a way to violate traffic rules and get away with it. "Many complaints were registered lately wherein vehicles with police logos were reported to be parking their vehicles in a no-parking spot. A similar circular was issued by the High Court to stop the practice of inscribing letters 'Nyaydhish', 'Judge' or 'Metropolitan Magistrate' on private vehicles on Tuesday..