- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22534 WP No. 1711 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 24TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA WRIT PETITION NO.1711 OF 2026 (MV) BETWEEN: YALLAPPA HARNAL S/O. AMOGEPPA, AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS, A/P ARJUNGI (BK), INDI TALUK, BIJAPUR DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 586 217. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SANDESH KUMAR M., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, NEW DELHI - 110 001. 2. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, AMBEDKAR VEEDHI, BENGALURU - 560 001. 3. THE TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, BENGALURU - 560 027. 4. THE NATIONAL INFORMATIC CENTRE, MINISTRY OF ELECTRIC AND D.I.T., GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, A BLOCK, CGO COMPLEX, LODHI ROAD, Digitally signed by MAHALAKSHMI B M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22534 WP No. 1711 of 2026 NEW DELHI - 110 003, REP. BY SENIOR DIRECTOR (IT), LEGAL INFORMATICS DIVISION. …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MUKUND PRASAD, CGSC FOR R1 AND R4; SMT. RASHMI RAO, HCGP FOR R2 & R3) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE NOTIFICATION BEARING NO.GSR201(E) DATED 05.03.2018 (VIDE ANNEXURE-A) IN SO FAR AS IT RELATES TO SPECIFIES THE DATE 01.10.2020 AS FOUND IN TABLE 1 PERTAINING TO BHARAT STAGE (CEV/CREM)IV VEHICLE ISSUED BY THE FIRST RESPONDENT AND NOTIFICATION NO.GSR850(E) DATED 24.11.2022 (ANNEXURE-B) ISSUED BY FIRST RESPONDENT IN SO FAR IT RELATIONS TO SPECIFIES THE FIGURES 01.01.2023 IN (2) THERE IN AS ARBITRARY, ILLEGAL AND UNJUST SO FOR AS THE PETITIONER IS CONCERNED AND ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent-authorities to permit registration of their construction equipment vehicles falling under the Bharat Stage (CEV/TREM) IV, which have been denied the registration on the ground of expiry of the cut- off dates, prescribed under the notifications issued by the - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22534 WP No. 1711 of 2026 Union of India under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. 2. Learned counsel on both sides submit that the issue involved in this writ petition is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in the case of Ravi Suresh Mopgar Vs. Union of India and Others1 (Ravi Suresh Mopgar). 3. The submission is taken on record. 4. The issue involved being squarely covered in the case of Ravi Suresh Mopgar, this Court pass the following: ORDER i. The writ petition is allowed in part. ii. The respondents are directed to permit the petitioner to complete the process of registration 1 W.P.No.1625/2026 and connected matters D.D 25.03.2026 - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22534 WP No. 1711 of 2026 of the subject vehicle and subject to compliance with all other statutory requirements. iii. For the said purpose: a. Respondent No.1-competent authority shall issue necessary directions to the concerned authorities, including respondent No.4, to enable the petitioner to upload/process the details of the vehicle on the E-Vahan Portal within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this order. b. Thereafter, the petitioner shall approach the jurisdictional Registering Authority (RTO) and complete all legal formalities. c. The jurisdictional Registering Authority shall complete the process of registration within a further period of four (4) weeks. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:22534 WP No. 1711 of 2026 iv. It is made clear that this direction is issued having regard to the peculiar facts of the present cases and in light of the extension granted upto April 2026, and the six months statutory window thereafter, shall be treated as a one-time measure and shall not be cited as a precedent. Sd/- _____________________ JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA AT List No.: 1 Sl No.:26.1