Arjun Ram S/O Hira Ram Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Arjun Ram S/O Hira Ram Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioners, along with their respective vehicles and drivers, to necessarily appear before the concerned District Transport Officer/competent authority (which had suspended the registration certificates) within one week from the date of the order; the competent authority thereafter to conduct the hearing and pass the order within two weeks; meanwhile the vehicles may be produced only for verification/inspection and shall not ply on the public road for any other purpose; pending miscellaneous applications, if any, also disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents should be directed to revoke the suspension of the registration certificates of the petitioners' vehicles, effected by e-notices of the Mining & Geology Department on the ground of overloading/alteration without notice. +1 more

Court's answer

Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the limited prayer of learned counsel for both sides, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the petitioners, along with their respective vehicles and drivers, shall necessarily appear before the concerned District Transport Officer/competent authority (by whom their vehicles' registration certificates were suspended) within one week from the date of this order; thereafter the competent authority shall conduct the hearing and pass the order within a period of two weeks.

Ratio / Principle

During the said period, apart from taking the vehicle before the concerned District Transport Officer/competent authority for verification/inspection, the petitioners shall not be entitled to ply their respective vehicles on the public road for any other purpose.

Key takeaways

Accordingly, the writ petition and miscellaneous applications, if any pending, are disposed of.ratio¶48

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court (Jaipur Bench), Shubha Mehta, J. (09/07/2026), disposed of a civil writ petition by eight vehicle owners/operators (individuals and proprietary firms, vehicles registered inter alia as RJ44GA1005, RJ05GB1982, RJ44GA3541, RJ44GA4700/RJ50GA1892, RJ10GB1668, RJ31GB5372, RJ40GA2103, RJ11GC0123) challenging the suspension of their vehicles' registration certificates through e-notices issued by the Department of Mining and Geology on grounds of overloading/alteration without notice, and seeking removal of blacklisting (NTBT). On the joint submission of both sides that the identical question already stood judicially decided in Kanwar Singh & Ors. v. State of Rajasthan, S.B.C.W.P. No. 9721, and Mustak and Ors. v. State of Rajasthan, S.B.C.W.P. 20073/2025, the Court disposed of the petition with a time-bound course: petitioners, with vehicles and drivers, to appear before the concerned District Transport Officer/competent authority within one week; hearing and orders by that authority within two weeks; and, save for production for verification/inspection, the vehicles not to ply on public roads in the interim. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, were also disposed of. No costs were awarded and no statutory provisions are cited in the order.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11595/2026

URN: CW / 25665U / 2026

Arjun Ram S/o Hira Ram, Aged About 45 Years, R/o Ward No 02 Aabsar Marg Ke Piche Harasar Parihara Churu, (Rajasthan). Registered Owner Of Vehicle Registration No. Rj44Ga1005.

Kalu Ram S/o Deepa Ram, R/o W No 08 Parihara Teh Ratangarh Churu, (Rajasthan). Registered Owner Of Vehicle Registration No. Rj05Gb1982.

M/s Sanwaria Trading Company, Registered Address- Vpo Randhirsar Phari Churu, (Rajasthan) Through Proprietor Girdhari Lal Kaler S/o Bhagwana Ram R/o Gram Absar Churu, (Rajasthan) Owner Of Vehicles Registration No. Rj44Ga3541.

M/s Shri Ram Infra, Registered Address- Vpo Chak Rajiyasar Sujangarh Churu, (Rajasthan) Through Proprietor Om Prakash S/o Rameshwar Lal R/o Vpo Chak Rajiyasar Sujangarh Churu, (Rajasthan) Owner Of Vehicles Registration No. Rj44Ga4700 And Rj50Ga1892.

M/s Bhardwaj Construction Co, Registered AddressKhemaka Satib Mandir W No 36 Churu, (Rajasthan) Through Proprietor Chandra Prakash Sharma S/o Champa Lal R/o 27 Kun Ke Pass Ward No 16 Churu, (Rajasthan) Owner Of Vehicles Registration No. Rj10Gb1668.

Narender S/o Jagdish Prashad, R/o Vpo Bisrasar Rawatsar Hanumangarh, (Rajasthan). Registered Owner Of Vehicle Registration No. Rj31Gb5372.

Birma Ram S/o Likhama Ram, R/o Kherat Jayal Nagaur, (Rajasthan). Registered Owner Of Vehicle Registration No. Rj40Ga2103.

M/s Nisha Enterprises, Registered Address- E-48, Unnamed Goval Fancy Store Paldi Meena Jaipur, (Rajasthan) Through Proprietor Munni Devi W/o Madan Lal R/o E-48, Unnamed Goval Fancy Store Paldi Meena Jaipur, (Rajasthan) Owner Of Vehicles Registration No. Rj11Gc0123.

----Petitioners

Versus

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State Of Rajasthan, Transport Department Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Through Secretary.

Department Of Mining And Geology, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Through Joint Secretary.

Commissioner, Transport Department, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

Regional Transport Officer, Rto Office Sikar, District Sikar. (Rajasthan).

District Transport Officer, Dto Office Deedwana, District Deedwana. (Rajasthan).

District Tansport Officer, Dto Office Jhunjhunu, District Jhunjhunu. (Rajasthan).

District Transport Officer, Dto Office Bharatpur, District Bharatpur. (Rajasthan).

District Transport Officer, Dto Office Sujangarh, District Churu. (Rajasthan).

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Surjeet Singh Ms. Priyanka Chopara For Respondent(s) : Mr. S S Naruka, AAG with Ms. Ritika Naruka, AAAG

HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SHUBHA MEHTA

Order

09/07/2026

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"It is, therefore, humble prayed that your lordships may graciously be pleased to accept and allow this writ petition and may be further be pleased to call for the entire record of the case and by way of

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appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature thereof, thereby, issue the necessary direction(s) to the respondents :-

(i) The respondents be directed to revoke the suspension of registration certificate of the vehicles of the petitioners;

(ii) The respondent be directed to remove the vehicles/trucks of the petitioner from blacklisting/Not to be transacted (NTBT)/ Blok

(iii) cost of writ petition may also be awarded in favour of petitioner,

(iv) any other order (s) which this Hon'ble Court deems just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the Case."

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