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Satpal Meel S/O Panna Lal Meel v. Union of India
Rajasthan HCCW/1858/2024
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Constitutional validity of the note appended to Serial No. 11A of Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, levying an additional fee for each day of delay after expiry of a certificate of fitness, was challenged. The Court held that the levy was punitive in nature and ultra vires the enabling Act.
What did the court decide?
Note appended to Serial No. 11A of Rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 declared inoperative; respondents directed not to levy additional fee for delay in renewal of fitness certificate.