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2025 DAILYLAW 36584 (RAJ)

DHARAMPAL v. UNION OF INDIA

CW/20199/2024 · 2025-01-03

Pushpendra Singh Bhati, Rekha Borana

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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[2025:RJ-JD:254-DB] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 20199/2024 1. Dharampal S/o Maniram, Aged About 40 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 9, Pacca Saharna, Tehsil And Distt. Hanumangarh (Raj.) (Vehicle Registration No. Rj 31 Sb 0736). 2. Rakesh Kumar S/o Hanshraj, Aged About 30 Years, Resident Of Goluwala Niwadhan, Tehsil Pilibanga, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31 Sb 1415). 3. Jagdish Singh Godara S/o Sohan Lal Godara, Aged About 55 Years, R/o Village Rodawali, Distt. Hanumangarh (Raj.) (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-1M-4129). 4. Yogesh S/o Ratanlal, Aged About 23 Years, Resident Of Ward No.12, Tehsil And Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-Sb 3359). 5. Liladhar S/o Hanuman Prasad, Aged About 35 Years, Resident Of Chak 29 Dwd, Rawatsar, Tehsil Rawatsar Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-Sb-3107). 6. Pritam Singh S/o Budh Singh, Aged About 45 Years, Resident Of Village Sabuana, Tehsil Tibbi, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj- 21-Ua-4000). 7. Maharishi Dayanand Public School, Through Principal Kailash S/o. Bhadar Ram, Aged About 58 Years Address - Ward No. 13, Near Police Station Rawatsar, Tehsil Rawatsar, Distt. Hanumangarh (Raj.) (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-Pa-0761). 8. Chetram S/o Arjunram, Aged About 45 Years, Resident Of Vill. Pacca Saharna, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-Sb 3823). 9. Ram Kishan S/o Surjaram, Aged About 64 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 3, Bhagwan, Tehsil Nohar, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj- 49-Rb-2995). 10. Rajender Kumar S/o Abhayaram, Aged About 58 Years, Resident Of 1 Md. Meharwala, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-R-6304). 11. Mahender Singh S/o Abhayaram, Aged About 52 Years, Resident Of 1 Md. Meharwala, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-R-6304). 12. Subhash Chander S/o Abhayaram, Aged About 49 Years, Resident Of 1 Md. Meharwala, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-R-6304). 13. Anil Kumar S/o Abhayaram, Aged About 48 Years, Resident Of 1 Md. Meharwala, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-R-6304). [2025:RJ-JD:254-DB] (2 of 4) [CW-20199/2024] 14. Nurhasan S/o Sardar Ali, Aged About 60 Years, Resident Of 195, Near Masjid, 8 Mmk, Kikarwali, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan).(Vehicle Registration No. Rj- 30-C-1787). 15. Sukhcharan Singh S/o Ram Singh, Aged About 33 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 5, Makkasar, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-Rb-8539). 16. Kamlesh S/o Krishan Lal, Aged About 40 Years, Resident Of Chak 6 Hlm, Jakhranwali, Tehsil And Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj- 31-Rb-1566). 17. Gurjant Singh S/o Jangir Singh, Aged About 70 Years, Resident Of Umewala, Tehsil Pilibanga, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj- 31-1M-9862). 18. Nathuram S/o Padmaram, Aged About 35 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 9, 21 Knn, Khinaniya, Distt. Hanumangarh (Raj.) (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-18-Ra-9991). 19. Jitender Kumar S/o Ramswaroop, Aged About 28 Years, Resident Of 4 D 5 Sadbhawna Nagar, Distt. Sriganganagar (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-17-U-0092). 20. Bega Ram S/o Prem Chand, Aged About 53 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 6, Amarpura Thedi, Tehsil And Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-26-Ra-0595). 21. Pala Ram S/o Bhani Ram, Aged About 57 Years, Resident Of Vpo Eta Thethar, Suratgarh, Distt. Sriganganagar (Raj.) (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-10-Gb-3566). 22. Harmeet Singh S/o Sher Singh, Aged About 32 Years, Resident Of Near Sarkari School, Uts, Uttam Singh Wala, Pakka Saharana, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-31-Ua-5772). 23. Gurdeep Singh Mashal S/o Amar Singh, Aged About 56 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 53, Sureshia, Tehsil And Distt. Hanumangarh (Raj.) (Vehicle Registration No. Rj- 31-Sb-3333). 24. Harbansh S/o Lal Chand, Aged About 38 Years, Resident Of Ward No. 7, Malwani, 3 Barani, Tehsil Nohar, Distt. Hanumangarh (Raj.) (Vehicle Registration No. Rj-49-Ga- 4684). ----Petitioners Versus 1. Union Of India, Through The Secretary To Government Ministry Of Road Transport And Highways, Transport Bhawan, 1, Sansad Marg, Gokul Nagar, Connaught Place, New Delhi. 2. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary To Government Transport Department, Parivahan Bhawan, [2025:RJ-JD:254-DB] (3 of 4) [CW-20199/2024] Sahakar Marg, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 3. The Commissioner Of Transports, Transport Department, Parivahan Bhawan, Sahakar Marg, Jaipur (Rajasthan). 4. The District Transport Officer, Dto Office, Hanumangarh, District Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). 5. The Regional Transport Officer, Rto Office, Hanumangarh, Distt. Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). 6. The District Transport Officer, Dto Office, Sriganganagar, District Sriganganagar (Rajasthan). 7. The Regional Transport Officer, Rto Office, Sriganganagar, Distt. Sriganganagar (Rajasthan). 8. The District Transport Officer, Dto Office, Nohar, District Hanumangarh (Rajasthan). ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) For Respondent(s) : : Mr. Mahendra Thanvi Mr. Gagandeep Mashal Mr. R. D. Rastogi, ASG with Mr. Devesh Yadav and Mr. Pooshan Mr. Rajdeep Singh Chouhan for Mr. Sajjan Singh Rathore, AAG HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REKHA BORANA Order 03/01/2025 1. This writ petition seeks to challenge the validity of note appended to Serial No.11A of Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, as amended vide notification dated04.10.2021. 2. This Court at Jaipur Bench in the case of Shyam Prakash Meena & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. [D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.14258/2024 and other connected writ petitions decided on 19.12.2024] has allowed the writ petitions and declared the above note as ultra vires Section 64 (o) read with [2025:RJ-JD:254-DB] (4 of 4) [CW-20199/2024] Section 211 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as also inoperative in law. 3. Accordingly, this writ petition is also allowed in the terms of decision rendered by this Court at Jaipur Bench in the case of Shyam Prakash Meena (supra). In the matter of consideration of application for renewal of fitness certificate filed by the petitioners, the respondents shall not levy any additional fee for each day of delay after expiry of validity period of fitness certificate. We make it clear that no other issue has been considered and the petitions are being allowed only in the manner and to the extent as stated above. 4. Stay petition and all pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. (REKHA BORANA),J (DR.PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI),J 97-KashishS/-