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Helmets set to be made mandatory for women chandigarh

The Chandigarh administration has issued a notification whereby it has made it mandatory for women to wear helmets while riding a two-wheeler.
Section 129 read with provisions of clause (41) of Section 2 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to amend the Rule 193 of Chandigarh Motor Vehicle Rules, 1990 as follow;

In the said Rule, the words “or a Woman” are hereby substituted by the word “A Sikh person (including woman) wearing a turban”, with immediate effect.

Under the Motor Vehicles Act, states and union territories are empowered to make certain exemptions for allowing people to not wear helmets.
In the past, courts have exempted Sikh men and women from wearing helmets on the grounds of faith and the fact that helmets can’t be worn over a turban.