MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Wednesday directed that street signs and markings be put up on roads across the city. A division bench of Chief JusticeMohit Shah and Justice Anoop Mohta also asked the state to implement the recommendation of the high-powered traffic committee (see story above) to digitize vehicle registration records and share the data with the police.

The court was hearing a PIL filed by the Bombay Bar Association (BBA) and city-based advocate Armin Wandrewala complaining about indiscipline on city roads and seeking stricter implementation of traffic rules. The traffic panel has said, "The quality of road markings on major roads should be improved. There is a need to have good signage and markings such as zebra crossings, stop lines, arrows, yellow boxes, and no-parking boxes; bus bays need to be properly marked at all junctions. Lack of good signage... restrict the safe and smooth movement of motorists and pedestrians."

Assistant government pleader J S Saluja told the court that the transport department already had digital data of all post-2006 vehicle registrations and was in the process of digitizing the pre-2006 records. The court asked the state to share the data with the traffic police to crack down on traffic offenders. The court has scheduled further hearing of the matter for April 25.