The Sindh High Court order on number plates gives owners of private vehicles linked to the courts seven days to remove fancy plates, government-style markings and other unauthorised symbols, or those cars will be stopped at court gates.
The Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court issued the directive on Friday. According to the court’s registrar, it applies to vehicles belonging to lawyers, judicial officers, court staff and other relevant individuals. The court has told those groups to bring their cars into line with the law within the week-long window.
What must come off private vehicles
Owners must take off green number plates, government logos and monograms, blue lights, stickers, badges, flags, inscriptions, flashers, revolving lights, and fake government or AFR number plates. Fancy or unofficial plates that suggest official status fall under the same instruction.
The registrar said the misuse of official symbols and illegal plates on private cars created serious security risks and gave a false sense of government privilege. The order aims to stop that practice among people who regularly enter court compounds.
Who must comply — and who is exempt
Judicial staff, judicial officers and lawyers have been directed to ensure compliance. The Sindh High Court order on number plates is aimed at private vehicles, not at cars that the rules already allow to carry certain markings.
Vehicles covered under Rule 76(f) of the Sindh Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Rules 2017 are exempt. That rule sits in the provincial bar council framework for legal practitioners; the latest directive does not cancel that limited exception.
If the seven-day deadline is missed
Cars that still carry unauthorised plates or symbols after seven days will be denied entry to the Sindh High Court, the City Court, and district and sessions courts. Owners who ignore the directive may also face police action under the law.
For people who drive to hearings or court offices every day, that means swapping to standard private vehicle registration plates and clearing lights, stickers and insignia before the deadline ends. The Sindh High Court order on number plates leaves little room for delay once the seven days run out.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Sindh High Court ne private gaariyon se fancy number plates aur sarkari nishaniyan hataane ka hukum diya hai. Wakilon, judicial officers aur court staff ko saat din ka waqt mila hai. Agar plates nahi hatayein to gaari court ke gate se andar nahi ja sake gi, aur police bhi action le sakti hai. Jo gaariyan Rule 76(f) ke neeche aati hain, un par yeh hukum laagu nahi.
