Sankar Auto Kit v. State of West Bengal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Sankar Auto Kit vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors., WPA 24126 of 2025, decided 10.02.2026 by Smita Das De, J. Keywords: LPG retrofitting centre; unauthorized/illegal LPG kit retrofitting workshops; unlicensed mechanics and operators; Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; enforcement against miscreants; realization of Rs.90,000/- in respect of 13 vehicles; comprehensive representation to respondent no.5; Motor Vehicle Inspector (Enforcement); reasoned order after hearing; stringent measures against unauthorized operators; authorized dealer permitted to function; disposed of without costs.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of without any order as to costs; petitioner directed to file comprehensive representation naming all illegal/unauthorized operators before respondent no.5 within four weeks; respondent no.5 to consider it with the Motor Vehicle Inspector (Enforcement) within eight weeks and pass a reasoned order after hearing, communicating the decision within a week thereafter; liberty to take cognizance and formulate stringent measures against unauthorized operators if allegations are found true; petitioner permitted to continue functioning as an authorized dealer under law.