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The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

Appeals

In force From 01 Jul 1989 Act 59 of 1988 As on 15 Oct 2026

Act 59 of 1988 Ministry Road Transport and Highways Enacted 14 Oct 1988 In force 01 Jul 1989 Instruments 2

Section 57 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with appeals. Any person aggrieved by an order of the registering authority under section 41, 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55 or 56 may, within thirty days of the date on which he has received notice of such order, appeal against the order to the prescribed authority.] (2) The appellate authority shall giv The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.

1[(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the registering authority under section 41, 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55 or 56 may, within thirty days of the date on which he has received notice of such order, appeal against the order to the prescribed authority.]

(2) The appellate authority shall give notice of the appeal to the original authority and after giving an opportunity to the original authority and the appellant to be heard in the appeal pass such orders as it thinks fit.

Section 57, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).

Cross-references

Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 41 Registration, how to be made
  2. s. 42 Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic officers, etc
  3. s. 43 Temporary registration
  4. s. 45 Refusal of registration or renewal of the certificate of registration
  5. s. 47 Assignment of new registration mark on removal to another State
  6. s. 48 No objection certificate
  7. s. 49 Change of residence or place of business
  8. s. 50 Transfer of ownership
  9. s. 52 Alteration in motor vehicle
  10. s. 53 Suspension of registration
  11. s. 55 Cancellation of registration
  12. s. 56 Certificate of fitness of transport vehicles

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument states 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.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 57

What does Section 57 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?

Section 57 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Appeals". Any person aggrieved by an order of the registering authority under section 41, 42, 43, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55 or 56 may, within thirty days of the date on which he has received notice of such order, appeal against the order to the prescribed authority.] (2) The appellate authority shall giv

How do I find court cases under Section 57 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 57, section 57 MV Act, section 57 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 57 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 41 (Registration, how to be made), section 42 (Special provision for registration of motor vehicles of diplomatic officers, etc), section 43 (Temporary registration), section 45 (Refusal of registration or renewal of the certificate of registration), and on 8 further provisions, so none of them can safely be read on its own. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently SO 859(E) 25 Feb 2022 Implementation of Section 50-57 and 93 of MV(A) Act, 2019 (2022).

When did Section 57 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?

Section 57 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 57, 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.

Other sections of this Act

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