Overview

• States and Union Territories must frame rules under the Motor Vehicles Act to regulate access and movement of pedestrians and non‑mechanically propelled vehicles in public places and on national highways.
• Separately, states are directed to notify standards for the design, construction, and maintenance of roads other than national highways within six months.
• A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan issued the final directions in S. Rajaseekaran v. Union of India, a public-interest case pending since 2012.
• The order addresses operational risks including helmet use, wrong‑lane driving, unsafe overtaking, unauthorised hooters, white LED lights, and calls for safe footpaths and pedestrian crossings.
• Live Law reports the Court invoked Sections 138(1A) and 210D of the Act, NDTV cited different section numbers for the same mandate, and NDTV reported that non‑compliance could face legal scrutiny.