Road ministry clarifies legal status of bike taxisThe road transport ministry has clarified that motorcycles fall within the definition of 'contract carriage' as per the Motors Vehicles Act...
SC asks Centre to consider enhancing compensation in hit-and-run accidentsThe Supreme Court has directed the Centre to consider enhancing compensation amounts in hit-and-run accidents. The Motor Vehicles (MV) Act ...
Mother-in-law residing with her son-in-law is “legal representative” under MV Act: SCA bench of Justices S A Nazeer and Krishna Murari said it is not uncommon in Indian society for the mother-in-law to live with her daughter...
Have you violated traffic rule? Here's how to check and pay your e-challan onlineAccording to the MV Act 2019, the penalties for violating traffic rules have increased.
Centre asks states to enforce amended MV Act citing attorney general's opinionThe road transport and highways ministry had notified the law on September 1 and later notified over 60 sections including 24 offences. Thi...
States can't have lower fine than in amended MV Act: Attoney generalThe road transport and highways ministry in September had sought legal opinion through the law ministry soon after some of the state govern...
Fines of Rs 577 crore in 18 states post-Motor Vehicle ActThe details of challans and fines were revealed by the road transport ministry in a reply to a question in Lok Sabha this week. The number ...
Transport strike in Delhi today, likely to choke metro as cab drivers protest hefty fines41 transporters' unions under the banner of United Front of Transport Associations (UFTA) are protesting against the amendments to the MV a...
Motorists in Delhi may have to pay Rs 20,000 for violation of odd-even schemeOfficials said the Centre has recognised driving during the odd-even scheme period as a new category of traffic violation under Section 115...
Truck driver, owner slapped penalty of over Rs 2 lakh for MV Act violations in DelhiThe truck, having a Haryana registration number, was challaned by an enforcement team of Transport Department on the GT Karnal Road on Wedn...
RedBus violating law, says Transport Department; Company denies lapsesUrban expert Ashwin Mahesh suggested the Transport Department to come out with a simple registration process for providing licence for onli...
Power to fix age limit of vehicles lies with government: CentreChallenging the green panel's order, the Ministry said the cancellation of registration of a vehicle can be done only under the Motor Vehic...
Home Ministry asks state governments to use harsher IPC section for traffic offendersAn analysis by NCRB revealed that over speeding and reckless driving are the major contributors for road accidents besides other causes.
Centre mulling greater punishment for drunk driving: Bombay HCThe court had earlier suggested that the Centre consider amending the IPC and the MV Act so as to make drunk driving a more serious offence.
11,439 e-rickshaws impounded for plying illegally: CopsThe report further said that "out of these 11,439 e-rickshaws impounded, 10,521 e-rickshaws have been impounded under Delhi Police (DP) Act...
Centre issues note to take e-rickshaws out of Motor Vehicles Act's ambitThe ministry will now wait for another week for comments and then the proposal will be placed before Cabinet for changes in the MV Act.
- Insurance cos to seek changes in MV Act
General insurance cos, led by New India Assurance and ICICI Lombard, will lobby with Chidambaram to free up third-party motor insurance pre...