Sajid Raina
Srinagar, Dec 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police and transport authorities have intensified enforcement drives across multiple districts to ensure compliance with mandatory vehicle transfer and re-registration rules, officials said on Friday.
According to reports, Police teams were deployed in Awantipora, Anantnag, Ganderbal, Shopian, Pulwama, Kulgam, and Budgam to inspect vehicles for proper documentation, updated ownership records, and adherence to the Motor Vehicles Act.
They said that vehicles found violating transfer norms, bearing outside-state registration numbers without mandatory re-registration, or involved in rash driving were seized, and legal proceedings initiated.
In Shopian, 144 vehicles were targeted in a week-long drive, while in Budgam, authorities seized 11 vehicles lacking re-registration. In Ganderbal, a joint drive with the Motor Vehicles Department checked compliance of vehicles brought from outside the Union Territory.
Pulwama Police said the initiative aims to prevent misuse of non-transferred or non-local vehicles and enhance overall traffic safety.
The Police said such lapses not only violate the law but also create administrative and enforcement difficulties and pose potential security risks.
The Police added that similar drives will continue in the coming days to ensure road safety, streamline vehicle records, and maintain discipline on roads across the Union Territory.
In Kupwara, the Office of the Assistant Regional Transport Officer issued a public notice directing all vehicle owners who purchased vehicles from outside the UT to complete mandatory re-registration within 15 days.
Officials said that while No Objection Certificates have been issued by the respective states, many owners have failed to carry out re-registration.
They warned that failure to comply would result in seizure or impounding of vehicles and initiation of penal action under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Vehicle owners were urged to adhere to the statutory rules to avoid legal consequences and administrative complications, the officials said.
They also reminded citizens to maintain valid documents, avoid rash driving, and cooperate with enforcement teams.
The combined action by police and transport departments, they said, is aims to ensure that vehicle ownership records are updated, unregistered vehicles are removed from roads, and statutory compliance is maintained throughout the valley. (KNO)
