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Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:
>Sir
>
>To better assist you, I reproduce the section (115 MVA)
>
>"115. Power to restrict the use of vehicles.—The State Government or
>any authority authorised in this behalf by the State Government, if
>satisfied that it is necessary in the interest of public safety or
>convenience, or because of the nature of any road or bridge, may by
>notification in the Official Gazette, prohibit or restrict, subject to
>such exceptions and conditions as may be specified in the
>notification, the driving of motor vehicles or of any specified class
>or description of motor vehicles or the use of trailers either
>generally in a specified area or on a specified road and when any such
>prohibition or restriction is imposed, shall cause appropriate traffic
>signs to be placed or erected under section 116 at suitable places:
>Provided that where any prohibition or restriction under this section
>is to remain in force for not more than one month, notification
>thereof in the Official Gazette shall not be necessary, but such local
>publicity as the circumstances may permit, shall be given of such
>prohibition or restriction."
>
>The ODD-EVEN notification restricts/prohibits "plying"of vehicles
>based on their last digit
>
>The dictionary definitions of "plying" in context of vehicles is
>
>Oxford
>http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/learner/ply
>"(literary or Indian English) (of ships, buses, etc.) to travel
>regularly along a particular route or between two particular places +
>adv./prep. Ferries ply across a narrow strait to the island. The train
>plies twice a day between Paris and Madrid. Buses ply regularly to and
>from these places."
>
>Cambridge
>http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ply
>"ply verb (TRAVEL)
>› [I + adv/prep, T] old-fashioned When a boat, train, bus, etc.
>plies a particular route, it makes that journey regularly:
>High-speed trains regularly ply between Paris and Lyons. This
>airline has been plying the transatlantic route for many years."
>
>Miram Webster
>"to go or travel regularly,
>a : to make a practice of rowing or sailing over or on <the boat
>plies the river>
>b : to go or travel regularly over, on, or through <jets plying the skies>"
>
>This notification, does not, to my own mind, restrict occasional
>driving of private personal vehicles.
>
>This notification was MALAFIDELY issued at last moment (28th evening)
>so that this aspect was not clarified.
>
>The views of all our list advocates is solicited to clarify this point
>and provide the law citations
>
>Sarbajit
>
>
>On 1/10/16, Shanti Bhushan <shantibhush@gmail.com> wrote:
>> In the context plying clearly would mean driving whether by the owner
>> himself or by an engaged driver.
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
>>
>>> On 10-Jan-2016, at 11:07 am, Sarbajit Roy <sroy.mb@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Sureshan
>>>
>>> As a SC advocate, could you clarify my tiny legal doubt on ODD-EVEN
>>> scheme.
>>>
>>> The ODD-EVEN notification only prohibits/restricts the "plying" of
>>> vehicles,whereas the concerned section 115 of .Motor Vehicle Act
>>> empowers prohibition of "driving" of vehicles.
>>>
>>> Surely the lawyers like you are not restricted by this notification
>>> from "driving" your vehicles on all days to attend court.
>>>
>>> Perhaps some seniors like Shanti Bhushanji can examine it since the
>>> dictionary definition of "plying" means to do so "regularly ...
>>> usually for commercial purposes".
>>>
>>> It seems to me that Kejriwal has played yet another FRAUD on people of
>>> Delhi
>>>
>>> Sarbajit
>>>
>>>> On 1/9/16, SURESHAN P <sureshandelhi@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Dear All ,
>>>> If any body has tried to board Metro train during peak hours then they
>>>> will
>>>> realize the exact problem. Delhi public are suffering and cursing
>>>> Kejriwal
>>>> and his company. Public will not violate rule as they don't want to pay
>>>> hefty fine. This is nothing new in Delhi as general Public avoid
>>>> spiting
>>>> in Metro stations on account of strict monitoring. People is not going
>>>> to
>>>> violate any law if strict punishment is provided. If Kejriwal Ban all
>>>> male
>>>> from getting out of their home by insisting hefty fine against
>>>> violations
>>>> with strict monitoring none will come out.If medias and court has shown
>>>> blind eye on such bans whole world will think that every thing is fine.
>>>>
>>>> In fact an undeclared emergency is going on in Delhi by curtailing the
>>>> fundamental rights of large number of citizens. Kejriwal is a New Born
>>>> Hitler ( don't be surprised He will become a Hitler and rule this
>>>> country
>>>> in future, any doubt then refer life history of Hitler ) see How
>>>> Kejriwal
>>>> shut the mouth of all institutions by lies and false hood , and how he
>>>> destroyed all individual rights by highlighting common good.
>>>> Suffering individuals in Delhi is outnumbered in this case because
>>>> majority
>>>> of people are already using public conve
