Section 124 in The Orissa Motor Vehicles Rules, 1993
124. Prohibition of painting or marking in certain manner.
(1)The Registering Authority may for reasons to be recorded in writing by a general special order prohibit the exhibition of any advertising device, figure or writing on any public service vehicle.(2)A public service vehicle when regularly used for carrying Government Mail by, or under a contract with the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department, may exhibit in a conspicuous place upon a plate or a plane surface of the Motor Vehicle the words "MAIL" in red colour on a white ground each letter being not less than fifteen centimetres in height and of a uniform thickness of two centimetres.(3)Save as aforesaid to motor vehicle shall display any sign or inscription which includes the word 'MAIL'.(4)On and from such date as the State Government may appoint the hood of every motor cab other than a motor cab granted with a permit under Sub-section (9) of section 88 shall be painted in cream yellow and the rest of the body in black colour :Provided that if the hood of the motor cab is collapsible or removable, a band of 75 centimetres wide shall be painted in cream yellow on the upper-most metal part of the front portion of the body :Provided further that no motor vehicle other than a motor cab shall be painted in colour specified above :Provided also that a motor cab used solely for the transport of tourists and specifically exempted by the Commissioner shall not be required to be painted in colour specified above and shall prominently display on it a letter "T" which shall not be less than 5 centimetres in height and 4 centimetres in breadth and shall be painted on the front feder of the motor cab on a white surface enclosed by a circle drawn in green.(5)The stage carriage belonging to the State Transport Under-taking shall be painted in deep orange with royal ivory for streamlining design and roof :Provided that no other stage carriage plying in Orissa shall be painted with this colour combination.(6)Every educational institution bus shall be painted in yellow colour and no other omnibus shall be painted in such colour :Provided that this will not prevent the continued use of the existing educational institution buses not painted in the above colour up to a period of two years.
