Mangalore, May 16: Following the Supreme Court's order on prohibiting poor visual light transmitting (VLT) glasses and the use of black tints on front, rear and side windscreens of four-wheelers, Karnataka Police of western range has fixed May 31 as the deadline.
The Police Department which is involved in creating awareness on the SC's orders will begin levying penalty from June 1. They will inform all vehicle drivers and owners to remove black tints on their vehicles windscreens immediately, since the SC has suggested the operation to begin from May 4 itself.
Inspector General of Police (western range) Pratap Reddy said the vehicle owners and drivers will have time up to May 31 to remove the tints. “The relaxation is provided to create awareness on the SC's order,” he added.
Meanwhile, he said that the police will penalize vehicle owners and may also seize vehicles in case of violation after June 1.
According to the SC's order, using tints of any percentage of VLT on safety glasses, windscreen is prohibited, The order, which differentiates the tinted glasses and the black film glasses, describes that tinted glasses must have 70 percent VLT in case of front and rear screens and 40 per cent VLT on side screens.
The order explains that tinted glasses are later coated with black films which make it illegal. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) D Dharmaiah said that his department is involved in creating awareness among the public. “The police will instruct vehicle owners to remove films on the windscreen,” he added. He informed that his department will use professionals to detect the percentage of VLT until Luxmetres are sanctioned for the department.
DCP Dharmaiah said that the traffic police will warn vehicles owners until the deadline.
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