The auto dealers country wide, and the manufacturers in the capital city,will abide by the Supreme Court’s directive on compulsory helmet. Hereinafter,
registration of new vehicles will be made only after the buyers buy a new original helmet from the dealers. This directive is a result of a judgment made by the apex court to a petition filed by the auto industry association in Delhi. The apex court took top priority of safety measures, quoting the similar norms in force in West Bengal. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) earlier filed a petition in High Court seeking to quash the norm since it violated the business norms.
SIAM contended that the norm would invoke extra financial burden to the buyers and would monopolize. The norm restricts the sale from the open
market and also imposes for the BSI token. The apex court bench dismissed the petition mentioning that for the buyers of Rs40000 worth bike it would be no burden to spend Rs300. The judge reminded that majority accidents happen due to head injuries which can be prevented by helmet wearing. Further, the bench gave the time till this month end to finalize the ISI marked helmets to desist customers from buying t he inferior ones.