Quashed
Arvind Yadav v. The Union of India
Patna HCCWJC/4217/2021
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Patna High Court quashed a Bihar Government notification banning 14-wheeler trucks from carrying sand and stone chips. The Court held the State lacked legislative competence to restrict National Highways, Section 115 of the Motor Vehicles Act does not authorize regulating the type of goods, and the ban violated Articles 14, 19, and 301 as arbitrary and disproportionate. The Court directed the implementation of existing MV Act provisions for road safety.
What did the court decide?
Quashed the impugned notification dated 16.12.2020 and all consequential actions. Directed the implementation of Chapter VIII of the Motor Vehicles Act, including speed limits, weighbridges, and traffic regulation.