I recall the SC has stated that the Constitution suggests only 5 statutory
authorities may be entitled- President, PM, CMs, Chief Justice and armed
Forces Chiefs. I have suggested RED LIGHTS & Sirens be banned for ALL
except for emergencies namely Ambulances, Fire Tenders, and police only
when chasing criminals! The statutory officials can use blue lights or any
other color. Result will be people will know an emergency---They will be
alert, may come out to help, give way to red light vehicle gladly. Security
will be enhanced and not like in Pathankot for example, where even a PSI
vehicle with blue light was permitted to breach security. The VIP syndrome
must be forced to become redundant!
On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Aires Rodrigues wrote:
> Officials of the Transport Department today booked and issued a challan to
> Goa’s Chief Information Commissioner Prashant Prabhu Tendolkar for
> illegally using a red beacon on his official vehicle GA-07-G-.
>
>
> Officials of the Panaji Enforcement wing of the Transport Department led by
> Motor Vehicles Inspector Prakash Ambre today swung into action and after
> finding Tendolkar’s official vehicle parked below the office of the State
> Information Commission booked it under Section 108 of the Motor Vehicles
> Act.
>
>
> The action followed a directive issued by Deputy Director of Transport
> Prakash Azavedo last evening directing Transport department officials
> across Goa to detect the said vehicle for using the red beacon illegally
> and to take action as per the provisions of law.
>
>
> On 9th Feb filed a complaint was filed against Goa’s Chief Information
> Commissioner Prashant Prabhu Tendolkar for illegally and blatantly using a
> red beacon on his official vehicle GA-07-G- in clear defiance of law
> and amounting to a gross contempt of the Supreme Court’s order.
>
>
> In the complaint jointly addressed to the Chief Secretary, Director General
> of Police and the Director of Transport, it was pointed out that the
> Supreme Court has flagged the red card over the blatant misuse of the red
> beacon.
>
>
> It was further pointed out that in accordance with the Supreme Court order
> the Goa Government by a notification issued on 3rd July 2014 notified the
> list of persons entitled to use the red beacon on their official vehicle
> and that as per that notification only allowed to use the red beacon are
> the Governor, Chief Minister and Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker, Chief
> Justice and Judges of the High Court, Leader of Opposition, Advocate
> General and the Chief Secretary.
>
>
> Prashant Tendolkar in clear defiance of law and in gross contempt of the
> Supreme Court’s order was illegally using the red beacon. The law
> enforcement officers though fully aware of this blatant violation were not
> taking action against Prashant Tendolkar just because he is politically
> well connected.
>
>
> Prashant Prabhu Tendolkar has lost all moral authority to continue as the
> Goa’s Chief Information Commissioner after having knowingly and
> intentionally violated the law and having been caught in contempt of the
> Supreme Court order on misuse of the red beacon.
>
>
> Aires Rodrigues
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