JUDGMENT

Ajai Lamba, CJ. - In deference to our instructions, Mr. Adil Khan, Commissioner of Transport, Assam and Mr. Rubaiyal-ul-Ali, Senor Technical Director, National Informatics Centre, State Unit, Assam, are present. A demonstration has been given to the Court establishing that if relevant parameters are fed on the portal, all the required details of the vehicles can be known, even by ordinary citizen.

The Court has further been informed that details of earlier owner of the vehicle, etc. can also be made known to certain agencies to whom access has been provided by the Transport Department.

2. We have also interacted with the Commissioner and Secretary, Home Department, Assam Shri M.S. Manivannan. An assurance has been given to the Court that access to details of vehicles in regard to make of the vehicle, registration number of the vehicle, chassis number of the vehicle, engine number of the vehicle and other related facts in relation to the vehicle would be given to every police station. This shall enable police personnel on beat duty to access relevant details about the vehicle apprehended on suspicion.

3. We appreciate the effort put in, not only by the Transport Department,