Agent or canvasser or aggregator to obtain licence
Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with agent or canvasser or aggregator to obtain licence. [Agent or canvasser or aggregator to obtain licence.]--(1) No person shall engage himself-- (i) as an agent or a canvasser, in the sale of tickets for travel by public service vehicles or in otherwise soliciting custom for such vehicles, or (ii) as an agent in the business of collecting, forwarding The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
1[Agent or canvasser or aggregator to obtain licence.]--(1) No person shall engage himself--
(i) as an agent or a canvasser, in the sale of tickets for travel by public service vehicles or in otherwise soliciting custom for such vehicles, or
(ii) as an agent in the business of collecting, forwarding or distributing goods carried by goods carriages,
2[(iii) as an aggregator,]
unless he has obtained a licence from such authority and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by the State Government.
2[Provided that while issuing the licence to an aggregator the State Government may follow such guidelines as may be issued by the Central Government:
Provided further that every aggregator shall comply with the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000) and the rules and regulations made there under.]
(2) The conditions referred to in sub-section (1) may include all or any of the following matters, namely:--
(a) the period for which a licence may be granted or renewed;
(b) the fee payable for the issue or renewal of the licence;
(c) the deposit of security--
(i) of a sum not exceeding rupees fifty thousand in the case of an agent in the business of collecting, forwarding or distributing goods carried by goods carriages;
(ii) of a sum not exceeding rupees five thousand in the case of any other agent or canvasser, and the circumstances under which the security may be forfeited;
(d) the provision by the agent of insurance of goods in transit;
(e) the authority by which and the circumstances under which the licence may be suspended or revoked;
(f) such other conditions as may be prescribed by the State Government.
(3) It shall be a condition of every licence that no agent or canvasser to whom the licence is granted shall advertise in any newspaper, book, list, classified directory or other publication unless there is contained in such advertisement appearing in such newspapers, book, list, classified directory or other publication the licence number, the date of expiry of licence and the particulars of the authority which granted the licence.
Section 93, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
Cross-references
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Uber India Systems Private Limited vs Union of India
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The statutory requirement for aggregator licensing under Section 93(1) Motor Vehicles Act 1988 cannot be suspended or indefinitely deferred even when State rules remain in draft form, but the Court may grant reasonable timelines for compliance and ensure procedurally fair opportunity for applicants to address licensing conditions through representation to the regulator, with provision for judicial review of grievances if State action remains unreasonable.
On this section: Statutory mandate requiring no person to engage as aggregator without obtaining license from authority subject to conditions prescribed by State Government. First proviso allows State Government to follow Central Government guidelines while issuing licenses
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Judgments citing this section
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… F. No. 1601119/2019-T, dated the 27th November 2020, issued the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as "the said Guidelines"), under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); And whereas, clauses 11 and 15 of the said Guidelines provides for ride pooling and aggregation of nontransport vehicles by aggregators, respectively. Subclause (1) of said clause 15 empowers the State Government to provide 'Rationale' for prohibition of nontransport …
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… F. No. 1601119/2019-T, dated the 27th November 2020, issued the Motor Vehicle Aggregator Guidelines, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as "the said Guidelines"), under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); And whereas, clauses 11 and 15 of the said Guidelines provides for ride pooling and aggregation of nontransport vehicles by aggregators, respectively. Subclause (1) of said clause 15 empowers the State Government to provide 'Rationale' for prohibition of nontransport …
Made under this section, and citing it
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Questions about Section 93
What have the courts held on Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act?
Uber India Systems Private Limited vs Union of India (13 Feb 2023) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Statutory mandate requiring no person to engage as aggregator without obtaining license from authority subject to conditions prescribed by State Government. First proviso allows State Government to follow Central Government guidelines while issuing licenses.
How do I find court cases under Section 93 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 93, section 93 MV Act, section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Uber India Systems Private Limited vs Union of India (13 Feb 2023).
What should I read with Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there are 2: most recently SO 859(E) 25 Feb 2022 Implementation of Section 50-57 and 93 of MV(A) Act, 2019 (2022), then JHARKHAND ON-DEMAND TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY AGGREGATOR RULES, 2019 (2019).
When did Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 93, 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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