The Supreme Court Committee on Road safety issued direction to suspend driving licence for a period of not less than three months under Section-19 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 read with Rule 21 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 for:

(a)    Driving at a speed exceeding the specified limit which in the Committee’s view would also include red light jumping;

(b)    Carrying overload in goods carriage and carrying persons in goods carriages;

(c)    Driving vehicles under the influence of drink and drugs;

(d)    Using mobile phone while driving a vehicle

The orders in respect are as under.