New Delhi. Can a person holding a driving license for Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) drive a transport vehicle weighing up to 7,500 kg unladen? This matter came up before the bench of Supreme Court Chief Justice DY Chandrachud on Tuesday. Attorney General R Venkataramani submitted a note before a five-judge Constitution bench headed by CJI Chandrachud, following which the case was adjourned. Now the next hearing of this case will be on July 30.
In fact, in this note it was indicated that in the consultation conducted by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, proposals for amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 have been received and these will be placed before the newly constituted Parliament after the general elections. “The ministry has placed on record the details of the proposed amendment to the law vide its letter dated April 15, 2024,” the bench comprising Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Justice P S Narasimha, Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Manoj Mishra said. are.
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The Constitution bench had said that it would be necessary to know the stand of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, as it was argued that the 2017 judgment of the apex court in the case of Mukund Dewangan vs. Oriental Insurance Company Limited had been accepted by the Center and the rules contained The amendment was made. In the Mukund Dewangan case, a three-judge bench of the apex court had held that transport vehicles, the gross weight of which does not exceed 7,500 kg, are not excluded from the definition of LMV (light motor vehicle).
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 16, 2024, 23:47 IST