| Address: Mumbai City, Maharashtra, 400054 |
Hello,
This is with reference to the unjust and false penalty being levied on me by rto prasad gorule from santacruz division. Below is my submission
On 24th may, 2017 i was driving from borivali east western express highway to santacruz west in my swift dzire (Vehicle no mh02 bt 2503) at around 6.45 pm. While i was driving, i accessed my google map for a direction to santacruz juhu (Through irla flyover), which i believe is very common in almost every car.
The said officer above caught me and asked me stop, which was just 2 mins before the goregaon oberoi flyover. I politely told the officer that i was just putting the destination in my google map, to which he later asked me to be careful and asked me to leave. However, it is quite shocking to know that i have been booked for multiple traffic violations, as given below:
1. 250 (A) /177 mva - using mobile phone while driving - i have already explained my reason above.
2. 3 (1) / 181 - driving without valid mdl - i had shown him the driving license along with car papers as well, than why this penalty being levied on me?
3. 179 - disobedience of orders of instruction of police - please explain the term disobedience as i had done everything the officer had asked me to do and on his permission i was asked to leave without a penalty and only a warning.
4. 184 - driving recklessly or dangerously - there was heavy traffic on both the lanes due to ongoing metro work, and i was driving at a speed of 30 kms/ hour. How does this be termed as driving recklessly or dangerously? My car was moving on the 4th lane.
From all the above penalties, no 1 is the only logical penalty for which i am willing to pay the fine, however for point 2, 3 and 4 are completely unjust, unfair and illogical. If these were the case, he should not have let me go yesterday.
I would suggest the traffic authorities to view the cctv footage of this entire episode. I am also attaching the copy of the penalty receipt for your kind perusal.
It is quite unfair that traffic officers are taking law abiding citizens for granted by misusing their powers.
I have written the above issue to the helpdesk email id available at maharashtra road traffic department ([protected]@gmail.com), followed by a reminder mail. Till date, i have not received any feedback.
I look forward to justice from you and hopefully such incidence does not happen again to any other citizens. You can call me anytime for any query regarding this situation.
Regards,
Mitesh dhorda
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RTO India customer support has been notified about the posted complaint.