Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals therefrom
Section 17 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals therefrom. Where a licensing authority refuses to issue any learner’s licence or to issue or renew, or revokes, any driving licence, or refuses to add a class or description of motor vehicle to any driving licence, it shall do so by an order communicated to the applicant or the holder, as the case may be, givi The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
(1) Where a licensing authority refuses to issue any learner’s licence or to issue or renew, or revokes, any driving licence, or refuses to add a class or description of motor vehicle to any driving licence, it shall do so by an order communicated to the applicant or the holder, as the case may be, giving the reasons in writing for such refusal or revocation.
(2) Any person aggrieved by an order made under sub-section (1) may, within thirty days of the service on him of the order, appeal to the prescribed authority which shall decide the appeal after giving such person and the authority which made the order an opportunity of being heard and the decision of the appellate authority shall be binding on the authority which made the order.
Section 17, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
Made under this section, and citing it
3 instruments state that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.
Another 1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 17
What does Section 17 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?
Section 17 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals therefrom". Where a licensing authority refuses to issue any learner’s licence or to issue or renew, or revokes, any driving licence, or refuses to add a class or description of motor vehicle to any driving licence, it shall do so by an order communicated to the applicant or the holder, as the case may be, givi
How do I find court cases under Section 17 of the Motor Vehicles Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: MV Act 17, section 17 MV Act, section 17 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 17 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?
The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 3: most recently SO 1433(E) dated 31.03.2021 implementation of sections of MV act2019 (2021), then SO 2177(E) dated 07.03.2021 implementation of section and 17 (2021), and 1 more.
When did Section 17 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 17 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 17, came into force on 01 Jul 1989, having been enacted on 14 Oct 1988. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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