Dhing Ram Son of Shri Dharam Singh Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Dhing Ram Son of Shri Dharam Singh Vs State of Rajasthan — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Suspension of the petitioners' registration certificates set aside with consent, subject to production of the vehicles before the Transport Department for inspection of make and design, preparation of inventory and lawful orders if mechanical alteration or overloading is found; the arrangement is limited to travel to the DTO office; petitioners to report before the respective DTO on 27.01.2026, file reply within 15 days, with audience on 11.02.2026 and adjudication within 15 days thereafter.

Issue for consideration

Whether the suspension of the petitioners' vehicle registration certificates should be set aside, notwithstanding the unresolved dispute as to whether notice was duly served on the petitioners prior to suspension.

Court's answer

While keeping open the disputed issue of service of pre-suspension notice, and with the consent of the parties, the suspensions of the registration certificates are set aside, as the vehicles are the source of the petitioners' livelihood.

Ratio / Principle

The setting aside/revocation is conditional: the petitioners must produce their vehicles before the Transport Department, which will examine and inspect the vehicles' make and design.

Key takeaways

In case any mechanical alteration or overloading is found on inspection, a detailed inventory shall be prepared and appropriate orders shall be passed strictly in accordance with law.ratio¶39
The arrangement is valid only for carrying the vehicles to the respective DTO office for verification/inspection and does not authorize the vehicles to ply on the road for any other purpose.ratio¶40
The petitioners, along with their vehicles, shall report before the respective DTO who passed the suspension order on 27.01.2026, preferably between 11:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ petition under S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 456/2026 (Rajasthan HC, Jaipur Bench, Maneesh Sharma, J., 15/01/2026) disposed of on consent, the parties agreeing that the controversy is squarely covered by Co-ordinate Bench decisions in Kanwar Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. (S.B. C.W.P. No.9721/2025) and Mustak & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors (S.B. C.W.P. No.20073/2025). Suspension of the registration certificates of the petitioners' vehicles (HR 55 AG 0127; RJ 14 RE 3111) set aside despite the unresolved dispute over service of pre-suspension notice, which issue was expressly kept open, since the vehicles are the petitioners' source of livelihood. Setting aside made conditional on production of the vehicles before the Transport Department for inspection of make and design; if mechanical alteration or overloading is found, a detailed inventory is to be prepared and appropriate orders passed strictly in accordance with law. The arrangement permits travel only to the respective DTO office for verification/inspection. Petitioners to report before the respective DTO on 27.01.2026 (preferably 11:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M.), reply within 15 days, audience fixed for 11.02.2026, adjudication within 15 days thereafter. Pending applications also disposed of.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 456/2026

Dhing Ram Son Of Shri Dharam Singh, Aged About 34 Years, Resident Of Village Sikohpur, Gurgaon (Haryana), Registered Owner Of Vehicle Registration No. HR 55 AG 0127

Kailash Meena Son Of Kalyan Meena, Resident Of Village Sawai Gettor, Jagatpura, Jaipur (Rajasthan) Registered Owner Of Vehicle Registration No. RJ 14 RE 3111

----Petitioners

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.

District Transport Officer, Dto Office Kotputli, District Kotputli Behror (Rajasthan).

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

Regional Transport Officer, Rto Office Jaipur First, District Jaipur (Rajasthan).

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

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

Regional Transport Officer, Rto Office Dausa, District Dausa.

Regional Transport Officer, Rto Office Kota, District Kota.

Regional Transport Officer, Rto Office Tonk, District Tonk.

District Transport Officer, Dto Office Bhilwara, District Bhilwara.

District Transport Officer, Dto Office Shahpura, District Bhilwara.

District Transport Officer, Dto Office Kekri, District Kekri.

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District Transport Officer, Dto Office Bundi, District Bundi. ----Respondents

For Petitioner(s)	:	Mr. Aatish Jain
For Respondent(s)	:	Mr. Sachin Singh Rathore on behalf of
		Mr. S. S. Naruka,AAG

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANEESH SHARMA

Order

15/01/2026

Learned counsel for both the parties are in agreement that the controversy involved in the present matter is squarely covered by the judgments passed by the Co-ordinate Benches of this Court in the matters of Kanwar Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan

& Ors.¹ and Mustak & Ors. Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors .²

In view of the consensus arrived at between the parties, since there is serious dispute about the service of notice prior to suspension of registration certificates, as the petitioners deny the service, whereas the respondents claim due service of notice. Be that as it may, while keeping the said issue open, with the consent of the parties, the suspensions are set aside, as the said vehicles are the source of bread and butter for the petitioners and their families.

However, the aforementioned setting aside/revocation shall only be effective subject to the condition that the petitioners will produce their vehicle before the Transport Department, who will examine and inspect the vehicles’ make and design; and in case any mechanical alteration or overloading is found, a detailed

2 S.B. C.W.P. No.20073/2025

1 S.B. C.W.P. No.9721/2025

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inventory shall be prepared and appropriate orders shall be passed strictly in accordance with law.

This arrangement shall be valid only for carrying the vehicles to the respective office of DTO for the aforesaid verification/inspection and shall not authorize the vehicle to ply on the road for any other purpose.

The petitioners, along with their vehicles concerned, shall report to/ before the respective DTO who passed the order of suspension of registration of the subject vehicles, on 27.01.2026, preferably between 11:00 A.M. to 01:00 P.M. Thereafter, due reply shall be filed within a period of 15 days by the petitioners.

Audience with respect to the same will be provided by the competent authority on 11.02.2026. Adjudication of the same shall be carried out thereafter within a period of 15 days.

With the aforesaid observations and directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

Any other pending application(s), if any, also stand(s) disposed of.

(MANEESH SHARMA),J

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