Stop auction of vehicle registration numbers: HC

The petitioner also challenged notifications related to the sale of the registration numbers and levy of high fee on the ground that “as per the constitutional provisions,the imposition of registration fee/tax comes within the domain of legislature and the executive cannot assume the authority of legislature by an executive act to impose registration fee/taxes by issuing notifications devoid of the force of law. As far as notification by Haryana is concerned,it is unsustainable and untenable as the state government is not competent to impose additional fee for each number as per the provisions of Section 65 of the Motor Vehicle Act-1988”.

Shegill averred that in a similar matter decided by Madhya Pradesh High Court in 2008,the court had held that vehicle registration numbers cannot be sold by the state government. Only the Centre was competent to levy or enhance registration fee on vehicles.

The high court has fixed October 19 as the next date of hearing.