A truck owners' association challenged a notification enhancing fees for renewal of vehicle registration. The Patna High Court held an unregistered association whose members are undisclosed cannot invoke Article 226 jurisdiction and dismissed the writ petitions.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10279 of 2023
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Bihar Truck Owners Association With its registered office at Quarter No. 4H/84 Bhutnath Road, Bahadurpur Housing Colony, Post Office - Agamkuan, Police Station - Agamkuan, District - Patna through its Secretary Deepnarayan Singh (Male), aged about 47 years, son of Shri Kripanarayan Singh, resident of Babhangama, Bhagalpur, Police Station - Bihpur and District Bhagalpur Bihar - 853201.
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with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7134 of 2022
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Patna High Court CWJC No.10279 of 2023(8) dt.13-05-2024 2/2
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====================================================== Appearance : (In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 10279 of 2023) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Apurva Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Kanak Verma, CGC Mr.Anshay Bahadur Mathur, CGC (In Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 7134 of 2022) For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Apurva Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr.Kanak Verma, CGC Mr.Anshay Bahadur Mathur, CGC ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR
ORAL ORDER
(Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)
8 13-05-2024 An association has approached this Court with a writ
petition challenging a notification which has enhanced the fees for renewal of the registration.
(K. Vinod Chandran, CJ)
( Harish Kumar, J)
Anushka/- U
1 issue framed by the court
Can an unregistered association, without disclosing its members, maintain a writ petition under Article 226 challenging a notification enhancing vehicle registration renewal fees?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Bihar Truck Owners Association
Bihar Truck Owner Association
Rahul Kumar
Bhola Kumar
Shashi Kant Kumar
Union of India
K. Vinod Chandran
Harish Kumar
As recorded by the court registry
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