🛠️ Section 89 – Offences by Drivers in Charge of Public Service Vehicles
📘 Chapter V – Control of Transport Vehicles
🛠️ Section 89 – Offences by Drivers in Charge of Public Service Vehicles
(Public Service Vehicles के drivers द्वारा किए गए उल्लंघन पर प्रावधान)
📜 Section 89 का उद्देश्य
Section 89 यह सुनिश्चित करता है कि:
✔️ Public Service Vehicles (Stage Carriage, Contract Carriage, Omnibus) के drivers Motor Vehicles Act और rules का पालन करें।
✔️ Safety, route adherence और passenger protection सुनिश्चित हो।
मतलब: जो driver vehicle चला रहा है, वह नियमों का पालन करे, और violations की जिम्मेदारी खुद पर हो।
🔶 Section 89 – मुख्य प्रावधान
📌 1️⃣ Applicability
- Public Service Vehicles के drivers
- Stage Carriage, Contract Carriage, Omnibus vehicles
📌 2️⃣ Driver Liability
- Driver liable होंगे यदि:
- Unauthorized route / overloading
- Violation of permit conditions
- Reckless / negligent driving
- Passenger safety / hazardous goods mishandling
📌 3️⃣ Penalties / Punishments
- Fine / penalty on driver
- Vehicle seizure / suspension of driver license
- Repeated violation पर stricter legal action
- Owner भी liable हो सकता है (Section 88 के अनुसार)
📌 4️⃣ 2019 Amendment के बाद बदलाव
- GPS / online tracking से driver violations monitor
- Digital penalties और e-notice
- Stricter enforcement for over-speeding और passenger overloading
⚖️ Section 89 का कानूनी महत्व
- Passenger और public safety ensure
- Drivers accountable बने
- Illegal operation, overloading और unsafe driving पर रोक
- Regulatory compliance और enforcement आसान
