![]() But if he showed DL in the app, and still got fined, then it is a different case. If he showed a photo of his DL, then that is not valid and is going to be fined. ![]() In the case above, it is not yet clear as to whether Kalpak showed a photo or pdf of his driving license, or produced a digitally signed driving license in the govt approved app. Only then the driving license, insurance, RTO papers, etc will be considered as original once they are in either the DigiLocker or the mParivahan app. In order to store your driving license digitally, you will need to get them digitally signed by respective govt authorities. Only those IDs which are documented digitally in the government’s official cloud-based platform DigiLocker or mParivahan will be treated as legal and on par with original documents. The point to be noted by citizens is that digital format of driving license in jpeg, pdf, etc is not valid. ![]() Traffic police will be able to record violations of errant drivers by logging on to the central database using a handheld device or mobile phone for scanning the QR code of electronic documents rather than taking away the originals. The provision of the IT Act 2000 allows all these documents to be stored in DigiLocker or mParivahan app of the Government of India. (Sec 130 (1) MVA).”ĭoes this statement of Mumbai Police contradict the Govt of India directive issued last month? As per new directives issued, traffic police will no longer ask for original and hard copies of driving licenses, registration certificates, PUC and vehicle insurance papers. Mumbai Police replied to the question – “You must be in possession of valid/original driving licence and produce for inspection when demanded by a policeman in uniform. The question he asked was – Is a soft copy of the driving license valid or not? These guys were not lalowing (allowing) it. This was not accepted as a valid driving license and he was made to pay the fine.Īfterwards, Kalpak tweeted a photo, along with a question to Mumbai Police’s official twitter account. He showed the cops a soft / digital copy of his license.
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