Motor Vehicles Act

This typically includes seat belts, but it can also encompass other features such as airbags, seat belt pretensioners, and load limiters

The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to resume its hearing on the legal question of whether a person holding a driving licence for a light motor vehicle is also entitled to drive a transport vehicle with an unladen weight not exceeding 7,500 kg. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud took the decision after Attorney General R Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, said though the consultations to amend the Motor Vehicles (MV) Act 1988 were almost complete, but the proposed amendments are yet to be tabled before Parliament. The top most law officer said the amended Bill can be presented before Parliament in the Winter session and suggested the bench either defer the hearing till it is cleared by the House or proceed with the matters. The bench, also comprising justices Hrishikesh Roy, P S Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal and Manoj Misra, said as it has already heard the matter for some time and hence, it will proceed with the hearing without waiting for .

The draft notification, published on August 14, proposes an amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989

Industrial zones are classified into red, orange, green, and white categories, determined by a pollution index score derived from factors such as emissions, effluents and hazardous waste generation

Industry players said that the proposed move is a step in the right direction, providing relief to the industry while also ensuring stricter environmental enforcement

The Amended Rules also states that a government-owned vehicle or a vehicle seized by law enforcement, will not be eligible for any incentives

The AAP government has notified the Delhi Motor Vehicle Aggregator and Delivery Service Provider Scheme 2023, paving the way for electric-only bike taxis to ply in the national capital and targeting a transition to electric mobility by 2030, Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said on Wednesday. Gahlot said that as of now the government has not dealt with the issue of "surge pricing" imposed by the app-based cab aggregators but if complaints are received from people, rules will be framed. Addressing a press conference, the minister said it is for the first time in India that aggregator guidelines have also defined phase-wise electrification targets for these operators. "There has been a long need for licensing and regulating the aggregators in Delhi for smoother operations for Delhiites. India has set a target to achieve net zero (emissions) by 2070. This scheme is an initiative by the capital city towards the same. It is also the first time that we are allowing bike taxis to run in t

Amid high pollution levels in the national capital, the Delhi Traffic Police issued over 1,300 challans in a single day to vehicle owners driving without PUC certificates, officials said on Wednesday. On Sunday, after the city's air quality plummeted to the 'Severe Plus' category, Stage IV of the Centre's pollution control plan -- Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) -- came into effect in Delhi. Under GRAP Stage IV, all kinds of construction work and the entry of polluting trucks into the city are banned. GRAP -- a set of anti-air pollution measures followed in the Delhi-NCR region in the winter season -- classifies actions under four different categories Stage I 'Poor' (AQI 201-300), Stage II 'Very Poor' (AQI 301-400), Stage III 'Severe' (AQI 401-450), and Stage IV 'Severe Plus' (AQI > 450). Plying of old diesel or petrol vehicles and trucks carrying non-essential material in the national capital attracts a fine of Rs 20,000 under the Motor Vehicles Act. According to data .

Section 129 of the Central Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 mandates the wearing of helmets for all two-wheeler riders

The insurance companies were asked to encourage adoption of property/parametric covers to mitigate financial losses due to natural catastrophes

Registration of new motor vehicles in Tamil Nadu is all set to cost more as the state Assembly on Wednesday amended the TN Motor Vehicles Taxation Act, 1974 increasing taxes. The other Bills adopted include an amendment to the TN Protected Agricultural Zone Development Act, 2020. The amendment included the newly formed Mayiladuthurai district in the Cauvery delta region in the protected agricultural zone. Also, "animal husbandry and inland fishery," were brought within the ambit of the term "agriculture" as defined in the 2020 Act. Taxes under other categories --like inter-state transfer of vehicle wherein new registration is provided-- were also increased by way of amendment. The amendment Bill said the government has not enhanced the taxes under the state Act since the year 2012. "The receipts from the taxes on vehicles are low, resulting in less revenue to the government," the statement of objects and reasons said. In order to augment the financial resources, the government has

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Driving growth is Tata Motors, with 25,795 registrations, against 10,200 last year

To ensure seamless movement of personal vehicles across India, 24 states and UTs have rolled out the new Bharat Series (BH-series) for vehicle registration, according to the minutes of the annual meeting of the Transport Development Council. The 41st Transport Development Council (TDC) meeting was held last month in Bengaluru. "Since policy inception, more than 20,000 vehicles have been registered in 24 different States and UTs," the minutes of the meeting said. Last year in August, the government notified a new vehicle registration regime that will free vehicle owners from the re-registration process when they shift from one state or Union territory to another. According to the minutes, to demonstrate the need for seamless movement of tourists across the country without stoppage at various checkpoints and payment of taxes as per local/state regulations, the initiatives taken by the road ministry have been a success with more than 30,000 permits and 2,75,000 authorisations already

After Cyrus Mistry's death, road minister Nitin Gadkari told Business Standard that the ministry will soon tighten the noose around the travellers who do not wear a rear seat belt

Under Rule 138 (3) of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, a person "seated in the front seat or the persons occupying front facing rear seats" is required to wear seat belts

The High Court of Karnataka has held that an insurer cannot escape the liability of paying compensation even when the fitness certificate (FC) and permit of a vehicle are not renewed

Policy vacuum speed breaker may slow down India's booming used car market

The pre-owned car market has got a boost with the entry of startups like Cars24, Olx Autos, Droom and CarTrade. But there's still a policy vacuum here. Let's understand how it can hit the market

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified certain changes in the Central Motor Vehicles Rules to facilitate the owner of vehicle for nominating a person in the registration certificate

The new ride-hailing regulations are ill-conceived