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2026 DAILYLAW 1212 (JK)

MOHD RAIS AKHTAR v. UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND OTHERS (TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT)

WP(C)/1019/2026 · 2026-05-08

M A Chowdhary

Writ Petition (Civil)body2026

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Serial No. 90 Suppl. Cause List HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR WP(C) 1019/2026 CM(2663/2026) Mohd Rais Akhter (42 years) S/O Abdul Rehman Dar R/O Old Barzulla Opposite Islamia Public School, Srinagar, Kashmir-190005. ...Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: - Mr. Shahid Zamir Ahmed, Advocate. V/s 1. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Through Chief Secretary, Civil Secretariat, Jammu/SrinagarJammu and Kashmir 2. Commissioner /Secretary Transport Department, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Civil Secretariat, Jammu/Srinagar. 3. Transport Commissioner, (Chairman State TransportAuthority), Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu/Srinagar. 4. Regional Transport Officer Kashmir, Bemina, Srinagar. 5. Assistant Regional Transport Officer Srinagar. … Respondent(s) Through:- Mr. Furkan Yaqub, GA. CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE M. A. CHOWDHARY, JUDGE. (ORDER) 08.05.2026 1. Petitioner, through the medium of this petition, claiming to be the registered owner of Royal Enfield Motor Cycle, Thunder Bird 350, which he had purchased in the State of Karnataka with Chassis No. ME3U3S5C1DM013010 and was registered with the local registering authority under Registration No. KA34ECO96. The motor cycle was manufactured in the year 2013 and its registration is valid up to 21st January, 2029. 2. The Grievance raised by the petitioner is that, after shifting to Kashmir, to his original place of residence, he also brought the motor cycle with him, and approached the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 applying for the change of address/re-registration of the said vehicle as per Section 49 of the Motor Vehicles Act, however, despite several requests, respondent Nos. 4 and 5 have shown reluctance in effecting the change of address/re-registration of the vehicle. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner would be satisfied in case, this petition is disposed of at this stage, with a direction to the respondents to consider the plea raised by the petitioner in this petition to reregister the vehicle owned by the petitioner, in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the respondents, did not resist the plea raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner for consideration. 4. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions urged at the Bar and the innocuous prayer raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the petition is disposed of at this motion stage with a direction to the respondents to consider the application, if any, moved by the petitioner seeking re-registration of the motor vehicle with Chassis No. ME3U3S5C1DM013010 Registration No. KA34ECO960 which is valid up to 21st January, 2029 with the local registering authority, in accordance with the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and the Rules framed thereunder. 05. Disposed of along with all pending application(s) (M. A. CHOWDHARY) JUDGE SRINAGAR May, 8th 2026. “Shoaib javid”