Summary:
The amendment introduced a new provision to sub-rule (2) of Rule 105 of the Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules. According to sources, since the Motor Vehicle Act is a minor one, it provides limited enforcement options against errant motorists like imposition of fine or cancellation of vehicle documents by placing the case before the RTA. more-inKOCHI: The Motor Vehicle Department’s attempt to ensure timely disposal of check reports and infuse them with deterrents through an amendment to the Kerala Motor Vehicle Rules has received a setback after the High Court found it “unconstitutional and consequently unenforceable”. However, it was stayed by a single judge of the High Court in less than two months in an interim order passed on a writ petition filed by KBTA. In a verdict dated January 10, a single judge of the High Court allowed writ petitions challenging the Kerala Motor Vehicle (1st amendment) Rules, 2016, filed by Kerala Bus Transport Association (KBTA), Kerala Taurus Tipper Association, and two others..