You can get your vehicle registered anywhere, big decision of High Court

 Can you get your vehicle registered in any RTO office in the state where you are living? The Kerala High Court has answered this question. The High Court has given a big decision saying that any person who is a resident of the state can get his vehicles registered with any registering authority. Kerala High Court Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh has given this decision under Section 40 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988. Actually, Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh has given the verdict in view of Section 40 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 as well as the guidelines issued by the Central Government.

It was said in the court on behalf of the petitioner that after the 2019 amendment in Section 40 of the Motor Vehicles Act, every owner of the vehicle is entitled to get it registered within his home state with any registering authority. However, the lawyer appearing for the state argued that the amended provision states that the residence or place of residence where the vehicle is usually kept should be within the jurisdiction of the registering authority. 

What was the matter?

This decision has been given by the Kerala High Court on a petition filed by the owner of a vehicle. The vehicle owner had sought an order to the Attingal Regional Transport Authority (RTO) to complete the registration process and issue the necessary certificate for his vehicle. Although he was issued a temporary registration certificate by the Attingal RTO, he was asked to contact the Kazhakootam RTO as he did not live within the jurisdiction of Attingal RTO. 

What is Section 42 of the Motor Vehicles Act?

big decision of High Court According vehicle registered to Section 42 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the owner of a motor vehicle shall register the vehicle with the registering The vehicle is to be registered with the registering to issue the necessary registration certificate to the petitioner.