Jammu, Aug 27: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today clarified that use of curtains and all kinds of shades on the vehicles will be covered under the ban imposed on the use of tinted glasses on the vehicles.
 The Bench comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar was hearing a Public Interest Litigation, under which the court has issued several directions to the state government and police.
 The court, on a point raised by the counsels, clarified that any vehicle using the films or tinted glasses beyond the standard prescribed or using any other material like curtains or shades would be covered by its earlier directions issued on July 31, 2012.
 The court also issued notice to the state in the applications filed by some persons, whose vehicles have been seized by the police for using tinted films.
 “Attention has been drawn to the Para 26 of the judgment passed by the Supreme Court in Avishek Goenka Vs Union of India that the manufacture of the Vehicles has been granted permission to manufacture the vehicles with tinted glasses which have visual Light Transmission (VLT) of Safety Glasses windscreen (front and rear) as 70 % VLT and side glasses as 40% VLT respectively and no black film or any other material can be pasted on the wind screens and side glasses of a vehicle”.
 The aggrieved owners appraised the court that their vehicles fulfill the norm as laid down by the Supreme Court and therefore, the vehicles seized may be ordered to be released.
 The Bench allowed time to Senior Additional Advocate General Gagan Basotra, Deputy AG Inderjeet Gupta and Advocate Rohit Kapoor appearing for the PIL to file their response to the applications.
 The court also observed that the authorities concerned would see if the vehicles comply with the parameters as indicated in Para 26 of the judgment in Avishek Goenka Vs Union of India Case and submit a report to this Court on or before the next date of hearing, which was fixed for September 3, 2012.

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