Helmets must be sold with bikes: SC……..BhadraSinha
All two-wheeler makers in the country have to supply helmets that conform to the Bureau of India Standards to those who buy scooters and motorcycles, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
The helmets will be sold through the dealers, who sell the two-wheelers.
A, SC bench dismissed the petition filed by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), seeking reversal of a Delhi High Court judgement that had given this direction.
The bench said helmets were for safety and rejected the plea that the order would force customers to have a collection of helmets. It added it was improper for it to interfere with an order meant for a public cause.
Last July,the Delhi High Court had directed two-wheeler manufacturers to sell helmets along with vehicles.