Ranchi, Aug. 17: The film-removing drive has barely begun on city roads and traffic policemen are already facing the heat.

However, cars of ministers have not been tampered with and it is only the common people who are facing the brunt of the high court ruling.

A case in point was a woman driving a car with tinted glasses who entered into an argument with the traffic policemen when intercepted at Albert Ekka Chowk around 4.30pm today.

The woman was identified as a close relative of one of the cinema hall owners in the city.

“You have no right to remove the black film from my vehicle. The Honda City manufacturers fit dark glasses in my vehicle. I have not pasted any extra film on the glasses,” she was heard saying to the traffic police constable who had stopped her.

When the argument seemed to get out of hand, officer in-charge of traffic police Rajeev Ranjan Singh intervened but failed to pacify her.

Singh arranged a telephonic conversation between the woman and senior police superintendent M.S. Bhatia.

Finally, she paid Rs 90 as fine for breaking traffic rules and left the spot immediately.

Traffic police superintendent Dadanji Sharma said the police have decided not to spare anyone.

“So far we have removed black films from 73 vehicles. I have directed all my officers and traffic constables to deal strictly with those who argue with them unnece- ssarily while on duty,” he added.

However, he said that he had not touched vehicle of any minister.

“We have not touched glasses in vehicles used by ministers. We have done this for security reasons. We may allow other vehicles to use tinted glass if a state level committee, not constituted so far, decide who are entitle to use tinted glass for security reasons,” he added.

Meanwhile, permission from the district transport officer is needed to use tinted glasses in cars.

According to the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, the glass of windscreens and rear windows of vehicles should allow visibility of at least 70 per cent.

Window panes should allow a minimum visibility of 50 per cent.

The specification of glass should conform to Indian standards.

The front windscreen of vehicles should be made of laminated safety glass, whose pieces do not fly in the event of a crash and edges should be less jagged than ordinary glass.

However, according to Delhi High Court orders, no film of any degree of transparency on glasses in vehicles is permitted.