Delhi HC Judge Unhappy With AAP Govt's HSRP Push, Says More Time Should be Given
News 18The Delhi High Court has suggested to the AAP government to give more time to people to obtain colour coded fuel stickers and high security registration plates before it starts fining them Rs 5,500 for the violations. The court also said that advertising the requirement for stickers and HSRP by the Delhi government in August this year "was not the ideal time". However, Fernandes showed the court a April 2012 public notice issued by Delhi government indicating rates of the HSRP sets and individual stickers. The petition, filed by the DPCC president through advocates Sunil Kumar and Nupur Kumar, has alleged that the manner in which the Delhi government was implementing Supreme Court orders for HSRP and colour coded fuel stickers would lead to a loss of around Rs 342 crore to the people of the national capital. It has further claimed that there was a "probable collusion" between OEMs and Delhi government as the latter has commenced a city-wide drive to challan vehicles not having the sticker or the HSRP and the fine amount of Rs 5,500 has created a "fear psychosis" in people in the national capital region who are scrambling to get the sticker and HSRP.