{"id":7276,"date":"2015-08-20T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/sccblog\/?p=7276"},"modified":"2015-10-14T12:44:36","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T07:14:36","slug":"licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Licence to be suspended for at least 3 months in case of violation of road safety laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 18.08.2015, the Committee constituted by the Supreme Court of India to monitor and measure implementation of road safety laws in the country issued directions to the States\/UTs to implement road safety laws. The Committee was of the opinion that stern action should be taken against the violators of the law and exercise the discretion under Section 19 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 read with Rule 21 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 by passing an order disqualifying the offender from holding a driving license for a specified period and also by seeking imprisonment wherever it is provided under the law.<\/p>\n<p>The directions issued by the Committee are as followed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span>Driving at a speed exceeding the specified limit, jumping red light, carrying overload in goods carriages and carrying persons in goods carriages, driving under influence of drugs and drinks and using mobile phones while driving will attract Suspension of the licence for a period of not less than 3 months under Section 19 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 read with Rule 21 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span>Helmet laws be made applicable all over the State\/UT both for main riders and the pillion riders.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span>Police should prosecute the offender and seek imprisonment as prescribed under Section 185 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 even for the first offence in case a person is found driving under influence of drinks or drugs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span>Persons violating seat belt laws to be made subject to Road Safety Education and Counselling before imposition of fine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>                    <span  >Directing the State\/Union Territories to submit Action Taken Reports at the end of every 3 months starting from 1st Sept, 2015, the Committee came to a conclusion that unless strong and urgent measures are taken, the number of accidents and fatalities will continue to&nbsp;<\/span><span>remain high.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>&nbsp;<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 18.08.2015, the Committee constituted by the Supreme Court of India to monitor and measure implementation of road safety laws in the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislationupdates"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Licence to be suspended for at least 3 months in case of violation of road safety laws | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Licence to be suspended for at least 3 months in case of violation of road safety laws\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On 18.08.2015, the Committee constituted by the Supreme Court of India to monitor and measure implementation of road safety laws in the\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SCC Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-08-20T14:08:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-10-14T07:14:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scc-blog_Page_9.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1330\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"887\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Sucheta\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Sucheta\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/\",\"name\":\"Licence to be suspended for at least 3 months in case of violation of road safety laws | SCC Times\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scc-blog_Page_9.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-20T14:08:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-10-14T07:14:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7416b8c43cd3a0a3412cf97fc17b54fa\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scc-blog_Page_9.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scc-blog_Page_9.jpg\",\"width\":1330,\"height\":887},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Licence to be suspended for at least 3 months in case of violation of road safety laws\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SCC Times\",\"description\":\"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7416b8c43cd3a0a3412cf97fc17b54fa\",\"name\":\"Sucheta\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/530d4c250404c869212316d6351878b83f86bf27648031b1e6d4857a4bae4b88?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/530d4c250404c869212316d6351878b83f86bf27648031b1e6d4857a4bae4b88?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sucheta\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/legal_editor\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Licence to be suspended for at least 3 months in case of violation of road safety laws | SCC Times","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Licence to be suspended for at least 3 months in case of violation of road safety laws","og_description":"On 18.08.2015, the Committee constituted by the Supreme Court of India to monitor and measure implementation of road safety laws in the","og_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/","og_site_name":"SCC Times","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scc.online\/","article_published_time":"2015-08-20T14:08:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-10-14T07:14:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1330,"height":887,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scc-blog_Page_9.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Sucheta","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Sucheta","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/","name":"Licence to be suspended for at least 3 months in case of violation of road safety laws | SCC Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scc-blog_Page_9.jpg","datePublished":"2015-08-20T14:08:00+00:00","dateModified":"2015-10-14T07:14:36+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7416b8c43cd3a0a3412cf97fc17b54fa"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scc-blog_Page_9.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scc-blog_Page_9.jpg","width":1330,"height":887},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2015\/08\/20\/licence-to-be-suspended-for-at-least-3-months-in-case-of-violation-of-road-safety-laws\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Licence to be suspended for at least 3 months in case of violation of road safety laws"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/","name":"SCC Times","description":"Bringing you the Best Analytical Legal News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/7416b8c43cd3a0a3412cf97fc17b54fa","name":"Sucheta","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/530d4c250404c869212316d6351878b83f86bf27648031b1e6d4857a4bae4b88?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/530d4c250404c869212316d6351878b83f86bf27648031b1e6d4857a4bae4b88?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sucheta"},"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/author\/legal_editor\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/scc-blog_Page_9.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":172544,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2017\/11\/30\/road-safety-elaborate-directions-issued-curb-road-accidents\/","url_meta":{"origin":7276,"position":0},"title":"Road Safety: Elaborate directions issued to curb road accidents","author":"Prachi Bhardwaj","date":"November 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Supreme Court: In the PIL filed by the Chairman and Head of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, seeking enforcement of road safety norms and appropriate treatment of accident victims, after witnessing the acute loss of life and limbs caused by road accidents daily, the bench of Madan B.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Case Briefs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Supreme-Court_Colour.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":352371,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/07\/04\/motor-vehicle-aggregators-guidelines-pricing-safety-morth-india-2025\/","url_meta":{"origin":7276,"position":1},"title":"Motor Vehicle Aggregators Guidelines 2025: Discover what\u2019s noteworthy!","author":"Shubhi","date":"July 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"MoRTH unveiled new Aggregator rules raising ride fares while reinforcing driver and passenger safety through mandatory insurance, tech checks, and tougher compliance standards.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Legislation Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"driver and passenger safety","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/driver-and-passenger-safety.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/driver-and-passenger-safety.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/driver-and-passenger-safety.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/driver-and-passenger-safety.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":377505,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/03\/06\/government-notifies-hit-and-run-motor-victim-compensation-scheme\/","url_meta":{"origin":7276,"position":2},"title":"Govt updates Hit and Run Victim Compensation Scheme to Simplify Claims","author":"Shubhi","date":"March 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"MoRTH has notified the Hit and Run Motor Accidents Amendment Scheme enhancing digital processing, revising forms, and simplifying claims for victims and families.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Legislation Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Legislation Updates","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/legislationupdates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Hit and Run Victim Compensation","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hit-and-Run-Victim-Compensation.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hit-and-Run-Victim-Compensation.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hit-and-Run-Victim-Compensation.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hit-and-Run-Victim-Compensation.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":215866,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2019\/06\/18\/ministry-of-road-transport-and-highways-to-remove-requirement-of-minimum-educational-qualification-for-transport-vehicle-drivers\/","url_meta":{"origin":7276,"position":3},"title":"Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to remove requirement of minimum educational qualification for transport vehicle drivers","author":"Bhumika Indulia","date":"June 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"In a move to benefit skilled persons from economically underprivileged sections of the society, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has decided to remove the requirement of minimum educational qualification for driving a transport vehicle. As per the rule,\u00a0Under Rule 8 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hot Off The Press&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hot Off The Press","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/news\/hot_off_the_press\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":323103,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/05\/28\/suo-moto-cognizance-of-increase-in-road-accidents-chhattisgarhhc-legal-news\/","url_meta":{"origin":7276,"position":4},"title":"Chhattisgarh High Court takes suo moto cognizance of alarming rate of road accidents; asks State to show compliance report on Supreme Court\u2019s directions in S. Rajaseekaran (II) case","author":"Editor","date":"May 28, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"The Court acted in response to the various newspapers reporting of the alarming condition of traffic on the streets\/roads and especially in Highways of the State, owing to over speeding, roaming of stray cattle on the roads, non-maintenance of the roads, poor lighting, absence of proper signage, absence of reflectors,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Case Briefs&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Case Briefs","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/casebriefs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Chhattisgarh High Court","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chhattisgarh-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chhattisgarh-High-Court.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chhattisgarh-High-Court.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Chhattisgarh-High-Court.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":334529,"url":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/11\/06\/lmv-license-holder-transport-vehicle-under-7500kg\/","url_meta":{"origin":7276,"position":5},"title":"[Motor Vehicle Act] LMV License holder not required to obtain separate authorisation for driving transport vehicles under 7500 Kg: Supreme Court","author":"Apoorva","date":"November 6, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Supreme Court's observed that no empirical data has been provided to demonstrate that Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) license holders driving transport vehicles are a significant cause of road accidents","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Hot Off The Press&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Hot Off The Press","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/category\/news\/hot_off_the_press\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"LMV driving license case","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LMV-driving-license-case.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LMV-driving-license-case.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LMV-driving-license-case.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/LMV-driving-license-case.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}