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Vijay Pal v. Govt of Gnctd Transport Authority and Anr.

Delhi HC3 Jul 2025W.P.(C)/17404/2022

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What is this about?

Vehicle ownership transfer / RC transfer before RTO; Govt. of GNCTD Transport Authority; W.P.(C) 17404/2022; civil decree Suit No. CS SCJ/701/2023 (Civil Judge, District South East, Saket Courts, judgment dated 24.04.2024); vehicle DL-1-LAE-0632 Bolero Mahindra; tax challans; ten-day application deadline; four-week transfer timeline; disposed 03.07.2025; Justice Mini Pushkarna.

What did the court decide?

Directions issued: petitioner to file application with respondent no.1 along with requisite documents and challans of taxes paid within ten days; upon compliance, respondent no.1 (Govt. of GNCTD Transport Authority) to transfer ownership of vehicle Regn. No. DL-1-LAE-0632 (Bolero Mahindra) in favour of the petitioner's wife expeditiously, preferably within four weeks from the date of filing of the application. ¶28

Vijay Pal Vs Govt of Gnctd Transport Authority and Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Court should direct respondent no.1 (Govt. of GNCTD Transport Authority/RTO) to transfer the ownership of vehicle bearing Registration No. DL-1-LAE-0632 (Bolero Mahindra) to the wife of the petitioner. +1 more

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Court's answer

Upon the petitioner complying with all formalities, the respondent no.1 shall duly transfer the ownership of the vehicle bearing Registration No. DL-1-LAE-0632, Bolero Mahindra, in favour of the wife of the petitioner.

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Ratio / Principle

Since there is a decree in favour of the wife of the petitioner declaring her the owner of the vehicle in question, there is no impediment in transferring the ownership of the vehicle in her favour.

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Key takeaways

The petitioner is directed to file the requisite application along with challans of taxes paid with the respondents within a period of ten days from the date of the order.ratio¶27
Upon the petitioner filing the application and complying with all formalities, the respondent no.1 shall transfer the ownership of the vehicle in favour of the wife of the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within four weeks from the date of filing of the application.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Mini Pushkarna, J.) disposed of W.P.(C) 17404/2022 seeking transfer of ownership of vehicle Regn. No. DL-1-LAE-0632 (Bolero Mahindra). Relying on the decree dated 24.04.2024 of the learned Civil Judge, Saket Courts (Suit No. CS SCJ/701/2023), declaring the petitioner's wife owner of the vehicle, the Court held there was no impediment to transferring ownership to her. Petitioner directed to file the requisite application with documents and tax challans within ten days; respondent no.1 (Govt. of GNCTD Transport Authority) directed to effect the transfer expeditiously, preferably within four weeks thereof.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 17404/2022 & CM APPL. 68949/2024

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VIJAY PAL .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Tekchand Sharma, Advocate (through V.C.)

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versus

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GOVT OF GNCTD TRANSPORT AUTHORITY AND ANR

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.....Respondents Through: Mr. Sumit K. Batra, Adv. for R-1 and 2, Mob: 9466593775 Email: [email protected]

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CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

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O R D E R % 03.07.2025

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The present writ petition has been filed seeking directions to transfer the ownership of the vehicle bearing Registration No. DL-1-LAE-0632 Bolero Mahindra in the name of the petitioner.

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Today, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that instead of the petitioner, the petitioner is now praying that the ownership of the vehicle in question be transferred in the name of the wife of the petitioner. For this purpose, he relies upon the judgment dated 24^th April, 2024, passed by learned Civil Judge, District South East, Saket Courts, New Delhi, in Suit No. CS SCJ/701/2023, wherein, it has been held as follows:

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11. Accordingly, in view of the above said discussion and no

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 05/07/2025 at 09:42:39

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Objection given on behalf of the defendant no. 1, the present suit is decreed in favour of the plaintiff no. 2 in the following manner:

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(i) plaintiff no. 2 is directed as the owner qua the vehicle bearing No. DL-1-LAE-0632 (Sic) Bolero Pickup make by Mahindra Co. and

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(ii) the defendant no. 2 is restrained from interfering in the peaceful and absolute possession of the plaintiff no. 2 of the above said vehicle in any manner.

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This Court notes that the learned Trial Court has already declared the wife of the petitioner herein as the owner of the vehicle in question.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner further submits that the requisite tax has also been deposited by the petitioner with the agency of the Regional Transport Office (“RTO”).

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In response, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no.1 submits that action had not been taken earlier by the respondents, as the requisite tax had not been paid by the petitioner and the petitioner had never approached the respondents for the purposes of transfer of the ownership of the vehicle, in the name of the wife of the petitioner.

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Learned counsel for the respondent no.1 submits that since now there is a decree in favour of the wife of the petitioner, the respondent no.1 would duly transfer the ownership of the vehicle in favour of the wife of the petitioner.

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Having heard learned counsel for the parties, this Court notes that since there is a decree in favour of the wife of the petitioner, wherein, the wife of the petitioner has been declared as the owner of the vehicle in question, there is no impediment in transferring the ownership of the vehicle in favour of the wife of the petitioner.

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Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to file an application with the

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respondent no.1, along with the requisite documents. Upon the petitioner complying with all the formalities, the respondent no.1 shall duly transfer the ownership of the vehicle bearing Registration No. DL-1-LAE-0632 , Bolero Mahindra, in favour of the wife of the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to file the requisite application along with challans of taxes paid with the respondents, within a period of ten days from today. 9. Upon the petitioner filing the application and complying with all the formalities, the respondent no.1 shall transfer the ownership of the vehicle in question in favour of wife of the petitioner expeditiously, preferably, within four weeks from the date of the filing of the application.

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With the aforesaid directions, the present petition, along with the pending application, is accordingly disposed of.

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MINI PUSHKARNA, J

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JULY 3, 2025/ Sk

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Vijay Pal v. Govt of Gnctd Transport Authority and Anr.

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