Gulab Chand Yadav S/O Nathu Ram Yadav Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Gulab Chand Yadav S/O Nathu Ram Yadav Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of in terms of Tofik Ahmed & Ors. (supra): impugned suspension of the Registration Certificate of the petitioner's vehicle set aside on the ground that the vehicle is the petitioner's source of bread and butter; revocation conditional upon the petitioner reporting with counsel before the Notice Issuing Authority on 19.03.2026 (preferably 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM) and submitting explanation; competent authority to provide audience and adjudicate within 15 days thereafter; stay and pending applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the controversy in the present writ petition concerning suspension of the petitioner's vehicle Registration Certificate stands concluded by the Co-ordinate Bench decision in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.17894/2025 (Tofik Ahmed & Ors.), decided on 20.11.2025, such that the petition should be disposed of in those terms. +1 more

Court's answer

In view of the directions given in Tofik Ahmed & Ors. (supra), the present writ petition stands disposed of on the same terms.

Ratio / Principle

The impugned order suspending the Registration Certificate of the vehicle(s) owned/possessed by the petitioner is set aside, for the reason that the said vehicles are the source of bread and butter of the petitioner and his family.

Key takeaways

The revocation is effective subject to the condition that the petitioner, along with his counsel, shall report before the Notice Issuing Authority on 19.03.2026, preferably between 11:00 AM and 01:00 PM, and submit his explanation.ratio¶¶32
Audience with respect to the matter will be provided by the competent authority and adjudication of the same shall be carried out thereafter within a period of 15 days.ratio¶¶33
Stay application as well as pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Rajasthan High Court, Jaipur Bench (Ganesh Ram Meena, J.) — S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4337/2026, order dated 09/03/2026. Registered owner of Vehicle No. Rj 05 Gb 5888 challenged suspension of his vehicle's Registration Certificate by the Transport Department/Mining and Geology Department/RTO authorities. On the joint request of both sides, and following the Co-ordinate Bench decision in Tofik Ahmed & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. (S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.17894/2025, decided 20.11.2025), the Court set aside the impugned suspension order on the ground that the vehicle is the petitioner's source of bread and butter. Revocation was made conditional: petitioner, along with counsel, to appear before the Notice Issuing Authority on 19.03.2026 (preferably between 11:00 AM and 01:00 PM) and submit his explanation; competent authority to provide audience and complete adjudication within 15 days thereafter. Stay and pending applications disposed of.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4337/2026

Gulab Chand Yadav S/o Nathu Ram Yadav, Aged About 56 Years, R/o Lapura Pachar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Registered Owner Of Vehicle No. Rj 05 Gb 5888.

----Petitioner

Versus

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 Jaipur First, District Jaipur (Rajasthan).

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

----Respondents

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Banvari Lal Saini For Respondent(s) : Mr. S.S. Naruka, AAG, with Mr. Sachin Singh Rathore, AAAG

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GANESH RAM MEENA

Order

09/03/2026

The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the controversy involved in the present writ petition, has already been decided by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.17894/2025 (Tofik Ahmed & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors.) decided on 20.11.2025.

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The learned counsel appearing for the respondent-State agrees and submits that the present writ petition may also be decided in the light of the directions passed in case of Tofik Ahmed & Ors. (supra).

Operative parts of the order dated 20.11.2025, passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in case of Tofik Ahmed & Ors. (supra), are as follows :-

“6. Having heard the contentions made by the learned counsel for the parties, taking note of the material available on record in the petition, and the judgments cited at the Bar, this Court without going into the arena of disputed questions of facts and merits of the petition, is of a view that the impugned order, whereby the Registration Certificates of the vehicles owned / possessed by the petitioners are suspended, needs to be set aside, for the reasons that the said vehicles are the source of bread and butter of the petitioners and their families. However, the aforementioned revocation shall only be effective subject to a condition that the petitioners along with their counsel concerned shall report to / before the notice issuing authorities, on 05.12.2025, preferably in-between 11:00 am to 01:00 pm. Thereafter, due reply be filed within a period of 15 days.

Audience with respect to the same will be provided by competent authority on 20.12.2025. Adjudication of the same be carried out thereafter within a period of 15 days.

It is made clear that during the period of consideration of grievances, the RCs of the vehicles owned/ possessed by the petitioners, which are suspended, shall be revoked and the status of the vehicle in furtherance to the consequential proceedings as registered and entered upon the official portal concerned, shall be updated, without further ado.

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It is made clear that no prejudice will be caused to either side on account of passing of the present order.

In the light of the same, the present writ petition stands disposed of with the aforementioned directions being granted. Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.”

Accordingly, in view of the directions given in case of Tofik Ahmed & Ors. (supra), the present writ petition also stands disposed off as under:-

(i) The impugned order whereby, the Registration Certificate of the vehicles owned/possessed by the petitioners were suspended, is set aside for the reason that the said vehicles are the source of bread and butter of the petitioners and their family. The aforesaid revocation shall only be effective subject to a condition that the petitioners along with their counsel concerned shall report to/before the Notice Issuing Authority on 19.03.2026 preferably in between 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM and shall submit their explanation.

(ii) Audience with respect to the same will be provided by competent authority and adjudication of the same be carried out thereafter within a period of 15 days.

Stay application as well as pending application, if any, also stand disposed of.

(GANESH RAM MEENA),J

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