SC warns States on hi-security number plates

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 � The Governments of various States and Union Territories were warned today by the Supreme Court to either ensure high security registration plates (HSRP) for all vehicles by June 15, this year or face contempt of court proceedings, reports PTI.

A three-judge bench of Chief Justice S H Kapadia and Justices A K Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar also issued contempt of court notices to Andhra Pradesh Principal Secretary (Transport) D Lakshmi Parthasarathy and Transport Commissioner Hiralal Samaria for their repeated failure in filing proper affidavits on the issue of implementation of apex court order on HSRP.