Police officer cannot seize driving licence unless in uniform: Calcutta High Court [Read Judgment]

The High Court also reprimanded the police authorities for not following the due process established by law in seizing the driver's licence.
Kolkata High Court
Kolkata High Court
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The Calcutta High Court recently held that a person is not obliged to hand over his driving licence on demand to a a police officer who is not in his uniform, in view of Section 130 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. (Suryaneel Das v. State of West Bengal & Ors)

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