As per the Madras High Court order, the Tamil Nadu State Government has informed the Public that wearing of helmet by two wheeler driver and rider is compulsory from 01.07.2015, failing which, all the documents of the two wheeler including the driving licence of the driver shall be impounded under section 206 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as per the procedure stated therein and the impounded documents would be released only on production of new ISI certified helmet with purchase receipt. Earlier wearing helmets were mandatory in Chennai. Now this is being implemented throughout Tamil Nadu.