+ WA NO. 386 0F 2020 2 02 5 : KER : 2 6415 IN THE HIGH COURT OF RERALZI AT E AKUIIAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE A.K. JAYASANKARAN NAREIAR & THE HONouREI,I MR. 4usTICE EAstmRma S. THURsl]Ay, THE 27TH DAy OF mRCH 2o25 / 6TH CHAITHRA, 1947 •m No. 386 oF 2o2o (THE JUDGRENT DATED 26.07.2019 IN WP(C) NO.21302 0F 2018) AppELIANTs/REsporoENTs 1,2,4 & 5 IN TtRE wpc: THE TENspORT com4IssloRER, OFFICE 0F THE TENSPORT COENISSIONER, TENS TORER,VAZHUTHACADU , THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 014. THE JOINT REGI0NAI. TENSPORT OFFICER(TAXATION OFFICER) , SUB REGIONAI. TRANSPORT OFFICE, THRIPUNITHtJRA-682 030. THE TAIslLDan, KENAYANNUR TELUK, E AKULAM-682 011. THE VII.RAGE OFFICER, KUREEKKAD VIE.RAGE-682 305. By GOvEEuiMENT PLEADER SMT. RESMITHA RmmcllmiDRmi RESPONDENTS/PETITIONER & 3RD RESPONDENT IN THE WPC: 1 BETSY JOENSOw, NO. 34 ,imRIAmnN KOvll. roAD , KUNDupALarEN, PONDICHERRY-605 009. THE ASSISTANT REGISTERING AUTHORITY , PUDUCHERRY-605 001. BY SRI.P.DEEPAK THIS WRIT APPEAI. EIAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 27.03.2025, THE CotJRT 0N THE SAME DAY DEI-IVERED THE F0IiLOWING: ., WA NO. 386 0F 2020 2 JUDGMENT 2025 : KER: 26415 Fas-S.. I. It is submitted by the leaned Government Pleader that the issue involved in this appeal has already been decided in favour of the appellant State by the Division Bench of this Court dated 19.11.2020 in WA.No.972 of 2020 and cormected cases. Taking note of the said judgment of the Division Bench, a copy of which shall be annexed to this jvuldgment, this appeal is allowed by setting aside the judgment of the leaned Single Judge to the limited extent impugned therein and by following the earlier judgment of the Division Bench of this Court referred above. Sd/- DR. A.KTAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE Sd/- EASWAFLAN S. JUDGE inns 2©H!SHi±Rsanasi „€.R.I, - ! 4 giv ; - WA N®.2242fiS`19 & eon«.Ea§e5 I av B G M E N I zrmfiL usEL224¥, ¥ae€,` anfri£ 2ca3* =4z3, =4RE, =#sef 34=7¥S±4#=#E¥,¥#,S=t5¥tl¥ife=EN¥±53#igaE#&9£,234SF¥L4 tl#fa*g#®k&frBtgr#h%*unftyH&:F"#:£id&#i&TgltR±TRERIr"NA`HHh* Dated this the lgiv day'Of tycvember& 2D2B Bin.aiselHHc£. I. ThiEse appeals have been` filed bar the cfficas af the §tete challenging judgmerfe of tthe leemed Single judgE! dispasiflg Of the writ pe#ittoffi§ filed dy paft}r res+paftdeFTts by issuing the ifelitwhng directi®ne:# "STU RE a result af m¥ aHouF€:tiisEu£§ien i stmma'risa my }udgmeat Bit the i¥Sues ifeted, `SS¢*a as fol1®ins; {al Section 3{G} bf Mata€ "Bhidde ffia*athaTi Actt 19T6 is irtthim the ,compe#gREg dyf £¥ase teglslatore and SBction 3[6} if riot in -any marlusr Feyggnan* to I:hapter lit Elf Motor ifehiclest rfuct, I©ee ®{ ultra v}re!S that 19,76. 5&c#an 3{6} therctare is vallti and legal` (tsb ThE regls±rSfapn Of a nBn.€ransput ueh}cte and feaymeat dr` rfeg-l§EraElon fee under Act 1988 ar payment o'f maitor vehicle tax untiEr a, Statf tBg}Siafure cantinuef to be veiid so long as the veh}€ife `is` kept Bfid used }n the State ln urh}ch it ±s regi`5tered. These vehi€tes ff enter State of REerala and stay depend the p#frod fttputdied bF the SEaEe enactment, the vehicle ±§ Required to pay vehiEie tax a5 per SectlQh 3{8} rsati with Annerm€sE 11] ®f Schedule of Act 1g16. anBifeRE#i$2rai WA die.£`242ffiSl9 & €onrt.cases - i 5C : - {c} The }mttugHed orders `calting upon the pet}tiener5 to register tF3e subSeet vehicles in ftete at KRtela and per life tqu ann set aside as ilfeg±l+ arb}trary and vEc>tatfty€ of` prlneiple5 9f natusa[ fustfee. the. ma#Ers are restored to the ft!e at, resp€ctive Rapiotial TTrBnspeit \dffi€erf {€sp#ndents `for €ansideratian and dfapo§at by keep3tig in viei« the pr'ineiplEs stated sapra* {d! The writ petit+ian5 fttes Eha!tenging sh®" €au`5E n®tiees are given four ueeBtsF t.tine firom thE `.tiate af seeelat Qf copy tl this }ti'tlgment to` file Qb}ettlans agasfist praptis€fl taee !`ENy End are entitled to sham that€ fir±£fyh ¥he rfehicfe is net tept for use ill State Of t€Erala Beytmd `thifty deys a.nd* altemaENBly, vehl£le is nat at all used`alr kept for use lfi State at #eFala. The 8BQecFhan ,raised aga!nst` praposed acttofl }s examitted lit ,H€*a}} and cmder§ af are "Brraated Hy the c}REumstaneeg of the Case are passed* RespendenE5 `ifeap§itg`` in vtexp the 5cape, charaete`F artd #urpede ®f tTi`GidEnce ®f vch}cte taxi enn5REer the s]ifect}ati§ and pass detaHed ordeTS* in all the maFtter§ wire rest®ved te file as NIelt as where time }5 #rathed for ftSing a,bifactlans tQ 5t\®w cause ftatice." After a c5mmQfi jtldgm€nt wg5 dElivered` Sit WP{C) N®[ 3323lraoI`8 an'd cormect€d cases, similar matters were di§Besed Qf en the basis of the said ju`dgm€nt. 2. A batch Ef appeals,c'am'e L4p for hearing and lr! matters where §erviee has been eempletiB4 we heard the fearmed coLf risel appearing on either side. WE have also requested the leaned cotln§el appearing in other Eases in "hicft the appea]5 were freir`g m2ffi,.EE.a,tla#3I WA NfiJ2242/201g & corm.cases -!51=- i fl3!ed, and in cases where service of` notice are ntif eemplete* tB address ttteir argttmfnt§ as`well, 3] The factual a5pe-E,ts lnty®lvetl im these matters `are gfa®rt. The writ petiti®fters are pers8n5, who had purchased their wEhiE[Es from the un§cn t¥rrife,ry mf Pufiucifefty. Allegiflg '*ha¥ th®5e vffliEIEg are plyiflg in th.e 5t3ife. tif iferala, atep5 were taken by the respechve Regiagra! TranspDft Authorities in the State t® cane,e! their registration. ENctice5 in' that regard had ifeeffi i§su`ed by the Regional Than5p®re Aapthprities to the writ, F`etiti®ners and tp EBflduft an ef*quiry i,n that re,gard which Came to be challenged in §,eperate writ pftiti®ma4 Accordiftg ta tfae Regit!nal Transparfe Autfa®rities, the petitioners head pradufed false and fabricated documents to register the vehictE5 at PuduEherry and the vehicles were not marmal`ly tent at Pudu€herry wltereas th'e vehicles are rBarmally kept jn the State of iferala. It' i§ the centeriti®n ®f the State that the intention of the petitl®neng i§ only to evade payment of motor vehicles t@# at tine time of regi'stratiSn as pFTovlded under an@tor VBfticl£§ Taxat§an Aft. lags thereinafter referred as 'the maxatioh A€t`}, tfl tfroe prmfgs£,, p©titibnErs also cital!enged 5ecti¢n 3(6! of the Taxation Act¢ 4. The leamed` 5ingle Judge while rejecting the challenge S®REqiRERsaeasi WA NB.2242#01g & cailn.cases tr : 5£ S tr t® Sect{oR 3{S} ®f the Ta*atien Act, held that the impugned orders calling upon the pgtitian€rs ke register the ve.fa7te!.es in the State pf iferala an.d pay life tax are !!lega!. arbitrarty and viala`ti¥e of princip`les df n@tdral ju5tiGe. All the ma±ters were re`stared to the files B`f the re¥`peetive Regi®na! Transpeit Officers tor frg5Pe Eoftside`ration and disp®5al. it was also held that the wife petitioners have to file their objeEtipfi§ to the s`h®w Cause fi®tiEes withifl four weeks against tfae prapesed levy ®f tae¢ an`d they were entitled tq show th'at the veh±c,Leg are not kept for use in Kerala beyBftd 3C days and altemative]y the veHiEfe i5 not 3£ all ,used or kep`t ifeF` use in State af iferala. §. The leaned ±pefaal Government Pleacl£F wifellf impugnirtg the afamagaid judgment §ubm!ts that the ®mly questiGa that is xpquired to be cBn§idered i\ffi Eke matter is regarding the findin`9 cf the learmed 5iF*gle Judge with refefen'Ee tc S*55 Of the Motor VEfaicle§ Act, lg8a thereinafter grfferfed a§ the 'MV A€t'}. The learned Single jutige ifeelct at paragraph 30.7 that the Transpatt D€p@rtmenf aF State af Kerala aftd its` afficgrs d® not ltaye jRErisdifti®n under S.55{5! of tng MV Act* tD cancel the ' registration eifected anti completed in the Union Territory of PL!dufheFny£ He argued that the scheme ®f tfag statute permittefl anne:RE..#3REi WA Nft.E242f2G19 & co`flfl.cases tt ; 53 i - any Fegigtering authSrity, anywhere in lndiaf tG Conduct an enquiry, in a p#a€e where tfte vehicle is n¢rmally ifept, to a5£Ertain whether the registratE®n Was abfajned from any Other registering a#thorifty6 fry ProtlREfing either fa!ge' daftiments #r b¥ m{§repregertte`tion Gf factsr af}d if the Said auth®rit¥ is §a §atigfied, it has tb'e power E¢ cancel the, BEgi§tration. But the ceitifiGate` o`f registrati@giv Earl be Eancefleti tmly b¥ the original registering authority on intimation from the €®nceFned regi5tErgng autth®ritry wtr,p €ancef§ the registration. 6, On the Other ELanci`+ iearmed Counsel aBpearin`g on b,ehalf of the respondents/writ pEt'itian€rs, w®L4(d s`ubmit that the provisions of 5e€tian 55 {5} ®f the MV Act cannot be irw#ked fry thany regi5teFing authority", which i5 father €!Ear from the use af' th'e word "a registe'ring authbfitry" r@`nd "ttr,E registering authority" used in stlb-section {5j 'Of 5€ctian 55. It is argued that &h'e regi§terjflg authority itv the §tat@ ®f iferala cannot con§idfr the vr@Iidifty cf documents prQdasced by the petifeibnere before the registeFigivg authority, cif ancthgr State &r union Tefritoryi ?A ApparenEly* jn tfa'e japdgmeltts wh3ch a`re impugned hEreint the }eamBd 5imgle Judge had procegded to c®n§ider tire 5£ope ®f S.55{5} and ned regErifted the right Bf the Regional atiE&..Emit:42REI \fith No.2242#$19 & conn.Cases - S $ 4 ! rm Tran5pBrt Auttrorities iFT the §`tate Of ifeFala t8 take any action for cance!lat'isn of registrBt§©n in gresps€t of v`eh'i€le§ which ann already reg§5tefEd in the State of Fuducherry. 9,.` !ms,rtyfar aE the Stat€*s €tha«eng`e is`®fl[y in ne§p€ct of the jufiedictlanal a`uthorifty of 'the r£$35ifering, authorities ®f the State te innyo*e pewgr under Section 55{5} with reference to vehi'c!e§ registered in anathEr State/ur]ion Terri,tory, we do fiat think that VIe fhoLi[d Eo into the factual hackga®und Of eacife and emery Case @§ the s€Qp,e of appeal is very limi`ifed* S, `5`.4C of the MVA€t pEad§ aE under:~'- "*a. fiSg55*rati®m, whara *® H® made*-St3bifeE€ t& the pfiowntften§ ®f sedi}on 4±\ section '43 and section `60, every ajwneEr of a motor veitiele 'Sha]] sauce thS` vehi€fe tQ be reg}§teveti by a ffingistering au¥tof*fty ln inthase fufsREittton he h35 the vesldeREe ar place at bu5lha[§s ttifene the rfeh}=le is rrarmally ifeplf+. A trEre reading t}f S.40 indicates that every awn€r aF a mo±®r veh!.tle has to register tits veh`itle before a registering auth8rifty in whc`5e juFi§dictien he has7 tfae residence Sr pla€€ of buEifl€§s where the wemtlE i§ normally kept. Therefore. the pla£© Of registratiB`n appamant!y js with referen£,e to the place where the vehi€i€7 !s normally kept. It may bB eitfeeF his pla£`E ®f residence or pla€e of business. 2HREZRER®:an3£ "A No.2242/2019 & conm,cases -3 55-S - lot 5.4&OfthE mvAct reads a§ u«dgr:- 'S*B. EREecttwGnGss ln Bded5a *f rngteenaitton.~SubS€ct to tire pasvil§i®ns af sect}®n 47\ a m8t®r vehi€te regtsseapd Ln aGcardan€e wtEh tttii£ Chapter in any State =hs!I nt]t rfequ!-rty to de reg§stef€d E}sewhefB ih ln#ia' and a cerfefi€die of rEg}§trat}on teRE€ti or in ftiree under uqis Act in I+E2spect af such `veltkte §hatl be effective th{oughaut tndfa`" Section 46 Of Course is subject to,5,47* 5.47 relates to a situation where a motor vehicle regi§tereq }n ofte State ha`s been kept in anctfaer §t@tef for a period ¥xceedihg twelve m®r*th§ in ftyhi€h Event tifee owner Of the vehicle i5 oHiiged to apply tQ the registering autftoFfty, Within whose jurisdiction the vefa{cle then i§, foF' the a§§ignment af a new registration mark and he `§hall present the ceffificatE of regi5tratiort to that registering authority, For that pufpese, eitlter the owner wsl\l have to get a nB Objection certificate a'5 contemplated u/5 48 `from the Registering AUEhGrity who had is§`ued a ceutific3te of regEstratioh or 5in8uld tats ,Steps as fontemp!ated under tifee Said provision. !f there i§ failure to do 5St i.47(5} indicates `tinat ac'tlon could be taken \ag'ain§t the `o"ner in terms t}f 5+17T,` 11® §,¢9{l} Qftfte MV Act reads a= uftder:- "*9. €hang* Of r±=ldenrae ®r ptaae at buEsnees5` {|} lF the owner of a m®t®r vgfttele tea`sBs ta reside ar have his place af business at thg adHrese Fec3srded in the cBrttficata 3ife&n3RER:dson] VIA Nff t224£/301g & cennlyca5es -: 561 - at rng€StraEien ®f the apEfu`iGI€¢ he §ha}!t within ihitt}i days af angr such thange of addFe$5, intlmE*Se lfl Su#h torn SEc®mpanied b¥ ELch decumEnts i=£ m@# ha]pre5cribed bF the t&ntra! RE®vequmE3ti*t h`is new aREre£§± de the regisoedng authority by which tht5` ceft}ft€atS tt# rfegfstratiffiri "a5 'rsstlEd* Q#, }f' 'tha n±w a#drfesB iB veithln the ,iuri§dS€ttan` Of ati®ther veg§5tering atiEkerit¥, to thck athagr registetin¥ autharitw and `15haii at the! same time fiof"ard the ce!rREEaife af vegistra*ton t® thB vegi§teriThg au5ho"r o&* a§ thE €ase map bet 8®]' th'a Eithgr regi5terin= authornoF its arder ehat TEE newv adBte§§ may he Bn€ereti t\haBifesn,." If there iE failure t# ffomply with St4g{1), !t entaiig action u/a 177 af ,t#€ Actt 1;2* S45£ Of the A`ct a§ }t then was relates to can€ellatign of re'gistration ufldEr various €ircum5tafty€es# whlEh reatls a5 Llnder:* 4r5=s Cs\tilEedtaitl®nl ti ne`gENti¥froxp+J1] If a inqE®r vehayictB hag been desen®ifed ®r has been rend#ced peFthan#ndw incapable of #se* the owrfer shEN14 RESttthin ifetiTtee`n days or as §adyn as mdy be* rapmit *ife fact to ene reglsterfng auEhorfty' "ithin hitwse furisdlctlan he has the residenEB ®r pta€e af bu§iREss where tha v€htele ls REmalty, keB±, as th€ €asE map bea anti shat] terFTard *® the authority the cEftfftgREte air nglstrdison of the! tlehit!e+ {±} The ifegistering Buth®rity sha!IS ff it is the atlginal ifegEst`er§ng authorit]h cence! the registte8en and the e€ttiftfat€ ®f regi5tra#®n, `arg if it Ss nde* Shatl terquard the reptiit`and Eke `eerilft!Eate at registratSSn to the atiglnat regiREtsr}ng atlEh®rity and that anthoFfty Shall €afitat the reglstraftan. {3} tiny reg]}thewhg au*harityr may ®rdeT Eh€ exarminati®ft of a motor ttchic]e "lthin its }urisd}ctifen Jtry Lgu€h authority a§ the an&&:RER..#3&3I WA Na.2242Jztilg & eonn.Eases - = a-* .. - S±a[te 'G®vemmEat may ty order appe3tit `and, 3f upon §u€h exam}ndiion 3Fnd after gl¥ing the owner an apportunfty to make any repve5entet}on te may wish ta mate {dy sending tor trfe orma# a ndeiee by negfs±€reS post acknowledgment the at 'his address entered §n tne' eeREfica#B Bf reglstati®n}, tt t5 sati5tied that the vEthtclE is ln such a c®ndttton that lt is tREEspBb!e of de}ng used or its use Sn a publ}€ place w®utd c®nststute a deng€r to the, pub3ife and that ife £S beyond reasonablE -repatt:* may cancel ,the registratiqn* {4} tf a re#istaring authority Ls seflsfted that a mSter vehiEte has beeti permaREn#y vemvye¢ ,quE tFf Lnd€a, the registering autfrority `§hal} cautcel the regk5Eratten. {5} If a' re#tsteting authority is satisfied that the riegtsitratton of a motor vehtcte has been Qb±edtssd om the basis at dtBcumeT\ts which "eFe\ t±F by repfiesethatitiri Of *aat5 wm€h was, false tn any material partioutaT:+ or the eT\glne number or ene cha§£is number emdessefi thare®n are diREren* fiREm §sS€h TRETtiber enEEFTEd in ELe eeTttfi€ate 'of` fegLstraE}qn, the registering authorfty shall aftBr gfuing the owner an ®pHorfulrifty to ,make such representetk}ri ai5 he may wish to make {&y sending to the ®wrser a netiee fry res-Estaned pest REhaourledgmeft* dug at his address entered ifi the SetREcate af reg}5Erar}an}, and fror veas®ns Eo ife fe€®rded in IVritimg, €aitael rife reglstratlan. {6} `A ifegiE#EF}ng £`ut#®rfty Earice!Itng the fiEg}st #®n tss a motor viehicle under dectioh 54 ®r under this seedon shall communicate such fact ln wr"ng to the ®"ner af the' vchiEle& md the gvIner Of the veh]tle chall fotthvelth Surrender to that authE[rity the €ertREcate! of fiegsstratian ®f the vehtEle* {1} A registering authoflty maREng an order Of caftceltatton under sect±cm 54 Qr under this §ectten shall, lf iE != the arig]na! regiEtedng authotiEy; £anect the certificate Qf registration and the entry relEtitig to 5he vehtete tn ife tec®rd§. and, tf it ls nat Brm£REtaeREh WA ENdL+¥2#a#fflg & conn,EEgeg -a #RE i ae Eire arigERE# rREiatEtiutg antharifeFt `faRE©rd '#ha Eg±F#ft€&SS at neg¥skife%£&Fi fro that REthQndE}r¥ aRE that atithS#try at*El1 €Sneql ThE% €BRE#€Bfe , EFF rREk#raEiqn `En*, £fag BtitxBp refaS`Eftg te Sfrg mdiife'r #ch'5€S% 5fl Hs reese*de* 18# Tnfe `£*fo€Basifech deorFgSnal ifeg#stErin# atifharftyde 5n ^#it3§ seREte`n a`ftd ±h siaREsfesE¥ $1+ #S,; Res £E+ 5E` att#] RE t#tBamS Th& rrag`#REtin# a€FEhof€tpr LIL wfi®s& FTREBndB Efrg teegE5ttastissit ®T tkea ifeifetete Its rESft¢`REdy {8} ln #i%5§` ses!Egtem !€aaFEifflft##te ~tsf` pgfgELREREglgr& g"#ttides a aettRE#a¥€ zff# ne#SgteaE§Bti F€f tEFnyq# uflSgiv ths RE]RE¥.#Sifetis #S ¥#te Tire sfe#Lfite ufi8g th¥ wSrd£ 'tHe fe§isterifl9 a«tife¢riftyf , ¢affl# grEffi5ifefing aaeth©rfty' E*nff ±a reSigfe#iflg aufeit®Fit¥F jm tliffgrefiS sufa gffeticffl§ Off g*55* S,2{E¥} ffgfiff®E €magi§tgriflg @u'£hi®Fi£¥t af meafi5fiE, ffin 3usifeayrifty fmHgrRTeifed #® fingisEgr rm®SaF ¥eifeife§es usgivd@# £Hffiptgr !VS wm€ife £F*€!Lide§ 8eeifem 55£ ag wg!!® 13t ffim a ifeffl rREdisng flf §aE5j ife is rather clffiar tifeat tife© ifegl§ifering ffiqutifefity Eatry cafl€5l tfee regiREatr®®n ftyf' a #ethEE3e REgivdi£# ¥&rieug g¥F€eymffiaREES, As p®IT §ufrogeEN®es €1! cf §.58¢ when a rmSifeF vahif le is d.g§trmygti ¢r mantiEreti perma"€rifely infzHpaife±® ®# us€¢ the Owner froae ae me?Sit the $3§tl ife€t tc the regft§tering ffiLithcrife¥ ev§#ifein whose Eurisfi3cti®n he hag his flesidfiitae &r pla&e fir fru§§ftffig§, evhere ±ife® vEife§£Sff i§ ife®#maa!l¥ kffip±p @fldi Shifell afse forward £G thie aus±hflfit# €h£ €eutjfifate ®f FTEg§£tratij®n ®f the ¥®trifle, 5ueb ae€ifeft {a* grmaftyREeg tifeat£ !# the S®an:HFE#Rgrf@$3I WA No.2242f2019 i cftyrm.£age§ -=S9:- report i§ received by the ori.ginal regi'5tering authority, he can cancel the regi§tratian and the ceft{ficate af registration+ [f it i§ not the original registering auth®ri\typ he shall forward the rep©ft and the [ertifi€ate of registration tc tfue original registering auth®flity in which event that attth®Fi'ty ghal¢ Cancel the registration. Therefore`r even if a uehicle j§ registered within the jurisdiction of another registering authority, if the ¥ehicle is destroyed ®r reitdered permame`ptly inEapab!e ©f t]se* the Gbligatian of the owner i§ to inform the registering authority within the juri§di€tlon ¢f hl§ place of re5!den€e or p}a€e of bu§ine§§ where tfee vgh{cle is r}armally kept a]Sng urith the €eftificate of registration+ lf the Said authority i5 nat the original registering autharfty, ite Shall forward a r¥pQrf to the orig}na! registering authority and the said authority Will cancel the re,gi5tration* Stub-5eEti`on {3] E®ntemp,{a€es a sae m®tu power to be ,exemaised by any registering. authoriftyt if it is found on examination of a motor vehicle p!¥ing within its juri§di€tiSn+ and after natice to the owner `of th± vehicle, if hE is §@ti§fied that tfeE vehicle i5 in a Eorld]€i©n that lt i§ lncapadr±e af BEing used in a public place and "ould be a danggr to the ptlblic and it i§ Beyond repair, hE can cancel `the registration. Sub-section {4} cf 5+55 anRE:RE=SEfifi WA ire,2=42ffc19 & €irrm]€ases -= 6C = - ccniferfupLates yet another §ittyat£8m when a registering authorifty ig satisfied thati a motor vehicle has been permanently removed Out ®f mfiiaf it shall €an€el the registration£ Here also, the word tired ,ig 'a r@9i5tering autfeority4. 14, 5uB-gfati®m {5} €ontemp!ate§ a different Situati®n, Which e"aSia§ thg registering authorifty to cancel the regi§Eration of a mqFtof vehjEle. !f a Feg{stering authorifty is satisffied tflat the' registratiB" nf a mot®F ¥ehi€le has been Gbfaified ®n ttte basis of documents wfroich were false ift any material particular o'r h'y repre5entati,®n of facts which again was, false in affiy material particular, the Said rsgiftering autH®rit¥ Shall+ after giving the 8w#er an opp®rfeundt# t¢ makg 5uEh representation, Cancel tfae registrati@n¢ Action Can afae b6 t3tefl if it is found that tfoe engine ttumber ¢r Efta§§i§' number differs from evhat i§ mentioned ir* the certific`a*e of registratfait+ .§ubsose€ti®n {6} b,f S.55 requires the #ng¥5tering authority fance[lin9` the F€g,i5tratiBn tB communicate the Safd fact to 'the Owner 8f She vehicleg and the Owner has tQ pro¥ide qhe Certificate of rEgistrati,on ®f tire vEhicle to the said authorifty, Sub-section (7i of S*55 further provides that a regifteri"g aHthorifty making an ard@F af canc€l!fation under SeEti®n 54 or "uflder thi`s section" i,e„ S+§5, shall, if it i§ tfie Bue#:RER&SanRE£ "# m©.2242raolg & conri.[a5es -a BL = o„ original registering authorftys fanfe{ the €grE§ficat`e cf registration and the entry relating to the wehifl'E ln 'it= recard5, and. if i* i5 not the registering authoriftyf forward the Certificate Qf registrati®ffl t® that autharifty, affid that EuthBrifty shall €ancBl tfte fgltificate ®f regi§trati®n and the entry relating te th,a m'otor vE'hi€le in its rec®rd§, Sub+section €8) furthe,r indiREte5 that the expressjBn `'®riginal registering authority" means tfte registering authority in whose re€Brds the registration #f the ayehicle is rec®rded* 15+ There Eanltat He any dispute about ttre fact that the original regi5±eFTing ai#tft©rity in these €aseg i§ the flegional Tramsp®rt Aaethorifty at Puducherry, Thee qaye,stion ist whether any Other registerir!g authority call conduEf agiv enquiry wiffi reference to @n# matters 5pE€ified under 5Ifb-§e€tioff 45}L 16. N®w £®ming to stibmgestl®n {5|, again it stafty with the words 'iF a registeriFTg a`utthnrity 1§ satlgfied``, We are af ttt® v`i#w that sub-5,ection {7} cla#ifies the point in dispute, ]t st5ife with the words 4a registerin`g autharity' maki'mg an Brder ®f canEe!l@tlan 'anE further indLcate§ that trif }t i¥ the origiflal neg££tering authority", it can Cancel twff cErtificate of registratlofl and the entry relating to tfaE vehsEle i'n its rec`'ords, lf §t i5 not, the Original registe`ring authoritryf` iE Shall forward the' [ertififatg ®f zmas..RE'R:mfi£L ENA No.2242f2019 & c®nn.Eases - 3 Sf a - registration to tfaat autfrority, Enfi tfroat authority shall cancel the eertificafie o#^ reg8stration and the entry relating to tifefl m®t®r uehi€le in its records* 1T, Apparently, sub-Section i,7} prtyviche5 a ptec`edure where the Fegi5t©ring autha®`f!fty who passes an t}rder Qf cancEllatiQn ig 'Either the Original regi§tefliltg austho,rifty or it is nat the original reg55ifering @t#thcrifty® §.55`{1} eentemplates a 'gifuatiQfip wifee`Fe the' vehicle is e;ther destflnyed ar incapable ®f Li§e and the pmacedure is mentiflned under §.55{2}, S`55{3} aF!d {4} Ggntempfate§ two different §ituatians and the awtff®rifty "any registering authoriftyro a'p,¢earing un`dsr Sub-section {3} and "a 'mag`i§teF3FTg authority# under §,tth-5ectftB,`fl {`4} is ®mly to "cancel the registraticfta'* 5ufr- SEc#`,t}fl {7} applies lm 5##li `jmet3nce§{ which djfferenti`ateg betwegn '"`afi ®ndeFT cf caneell3tidn" 'and "can€e! the certificate gf registration aftd entry relating to tfiE vehicle in its nE[®rds"t Tfroe disc+inctiBn i§` Only this. Any Fe`gistering autltc#§ty £®uRE make an order t]f cancellat'jSn`,/ B'ut the Certificate of regi5trati®n and the egivtry relating t8 the Uehi€ie in it,= rfeccrdg can be can€efled oflly by the ®rfginal regi,§tgriffg authorfty* 18. It is permi§gible ifer a tyEft!cfE registered ift one State to be as§eti jn afl# other 5tate`, but of €,8urse §LJbje£E tq' the Statutory 3#m:RE±ueas§ WA N®.Z2#2ffio19 & €onn.cases -S Bg i - re5€rfeEtians and comp!ian€e ®f lafal lagivs. FGr that reason it5'elf€ we caflnct ascribe ts the vi`ew ,tfeat pro€®,eding5 untier S.55{`5} coquld be initiated Only by the origifla! aegisteriflg auth®Fity, atid e§peci`al!y iRE the light cf Sub-se€±iBn {7}* wfti€h €larifi€g the jHrisdidional fact, 19. It i5 pointed ou£` h# thG ,€BAvnBe§ `f¢r petitioners that the Original registering authorities were satisfied about their credentla!g a# the time 8f regi§tratjffift and tfuErefurre another registerlmg auth®rifty Cannot overtum the said finding ®f fact. validity ®f the materials re!i€d upon at the time of registrati®" are questions Of fact, and it is p®rs%b!e that *h€ original registering @utherity had p[aEed *e!ian€e upon lf aflti regi5tefied the vehiEse* A§ ffi!re'atly stated, a vehicle can bE registered a# a p!aee wltere a person has fais/ther `re§`idBrice ar pfaGe @f bw§imeg§* whEre the vehicle is n®rm@lI¥ kept, §upp®5e a pers®m`§ place ®f regE#gffl€e and bust`nasg was &n tfa* State ,gf KEra3a and tfae v€hi€l€ #s normally kept in the Statef , anti if !t ig `found that he hris no pl@€e of residence ®r bu§ine§s in 7the p!aee 8f 8#iginal registering autfr8riftyt ft ig a matter which requ,ire§ enquiry iJn terms, wi`th 5ectiSn 55€5}, Such enquiry ca.n be conducteti ®flly b¥ tfue registering authoriftyf witere the ve,hiclE is normally kapti and the RERE±#EN#EREI WEE "fi*¥&##®fi© & ffftfln.€a§es -3 ffi4 = - a,Eifi asi##hB#!## wi¢! feave fthfi j%rifi#£€€§®ffi t® £anceel tfrog fiffgis£#a±Efiffi® Sm#ff sREgife ffim ®rtigr i§ pa£„ged, #an£©l!ffi¥#®n Hf EE!ifeifiG@&s ®# Fife5i§£raeiorfe ffintl gr¥tny relating tS tifee matcr #ethi=Se fmam the fif8iESsr #afi fr# madi€ Emi# #y gfr8; @#g}REaf ffEgifeteFfrog aREtft"rity* 3®, Ln the {igth* ®# the aifeifeg@i,d tlEg€us§jBnS we @give cf ±ife® wiow ±froa*, tfroe #gErmEtl giltE,}€ jutige avas flat ¢u§tiffied jm aITivimg a± ff ffiGnEiugien tttae the Tramsp@ife AL*tfa¢r§Ei€S Off State ®# iferalg #an flENly £®FTdiarct ffim enqut¢ry andi if tife is ifeaend ife@£ thE ri=#c!rd flF #be w€ny megifftr®#iffin i§ vit5H±aed# repode Ean be ifermardgd t@ ife€ ®FTigift@! pg¥isterise© auth®Fjfty undffgr S€55{5} fiitd it ig for tire g+aid ffiRE#ha#i## ire Conduct emqwjgr# afldi £&nGet the grfgist#3ffionft fin ffigivpffiFGifet mi§ifeks tifeat ifea§ akrisgH iffi thffi rmattev ig Bfi €ifeg ufifi€rsfafltifng cS #he w®rdg #mfikimg aft ®rdffi# ®f #am€Sjlgttfun€ @ffitl £¥fiEeliifflg #ifea #G©deifiEa#® ®f F®gis#ra#i®w ffifiti the efitny relEt#ffiH &® tifee rmtr€aygr ayghs£!g9 in St§ reng=`"rds. j&fl ®rtiegr ®f fan€ell®tiffln Garb teE m&df frgr affi# meg§sifering aifeth@Fit# if it is §Bttsf§®d tfroat @n# Ef ±hE ffitREffitiemg ffis ff®s€rjbEd aynder §uHL&edii®m €5} cf £,5£ i§ bmaugifet #xp thE #S¥ig£ ®# ±hfit REgigteriHg atithfirit¥ and if hg ig fatisfi®d an gflfiftyiay that §tiGfr a £flmdiifen e#ists6 Snfe th£ Order Sf €EnfelEa#i®RE !§ mEdft, if gifea!! be ifermard®d tp th£ '®ffginffl ifeg5gtEring aftytifetrrifty #¢ ®ffififr!® that fittthori,'t# te '€ancg! €#® REEL.+HRE£RES$1 WA RES.2242ra'019 & eanm.ca5e5 - ! g5 : - cerfifi€ate of registrat§®n' .athd tifee ''entny relating to the mtrtar vehicle` in its recBrds. in tifee result, tife appeals are allowad sfftting as`lde the judgment of `ttie learm©ti ,`Single Ju,tiEe to the limifed extent a£` discussed earlier. Sid' - A+EL.SHREIQRE JtRE Rp TIu€ Capp P# €0 Judge EE!EEFT cOPI"" giv, JtJDGE