A Special Mobile Magistrate (Traffic) Court in Srinagar convicted a Budgam resident after a minor was found driving a vehicle, holding the guardian liable under Section 199-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
The case, titled UT of J&K through Traffic Police, Rural Kashmir, was instituted and decided on February 18, 2026, by the Court of Special Mobile Magistrate (Traffic) Kashmir at Srinagar, presided over by Shabir Ahmad Malik.
According to the judgment, as per news agency KDC, the challan was produced against Syed Mohammad Hussain Razvi, son of Syed Ibrahim Razvi, a resident of Heewader, Jawalapora, Budgam, who is the guardian and owner of the vehicle driven by a minor at the time of the offence.
The court observed that under Section 199-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, when an offence is committed by a juvenile, the guardian or owner of the motor vehicle is deemed guilty and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. The provision also presumes that the vehicle was used with the guardian’s consent unless proven otherwise.
