Not wearing a helmet may invite a plethora of trouble from now on, including cancellation of a driver's licence and departmental inquiry against government employees. The changes, suggested by the Gujarat High Court during a hearing, also include wasting the time of the offender to make them late to their destination!

During the hearing of a public interest litigation filed by Advocate Salil Thakor regarding the overbridge from Polytechnic to IIM in Ahmedabad, which has now expanded to include traffic-related issues across the city, a bench of Chief Justice Sunita Aggarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi suggested the steps.

The court said that although helmets have been made mandatory, no rules are being followed. The Chief Justice took photos on the phone and showed the court how no one was wearing helmets except three to four people. 

The court also considered issuing a circular to make helmets mandatory for all staff working in the Gujarat High Court.

During this hearing, the court suggested that since everyone is in a hurry these days, those who are not wearing helmets should be held for 15 to 20 minutes. If they are reprimanded for being late to the office, they will wear it to avoid wasting time.

“This should be followed as a pilot project in Ahmedabad, later on in other cities too,” suggested the bench.

The court also observed that this is an Ahmedabad-only problem, stating that nobody would be seen without a helmet in places like Delhi.

The court directed that check posts should be kept during the office hours of 10.30 am to 11 am and two-wheeler riders not wearing helmets should be stopped.