https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279739 Prototype approval under the motor vehicle rules is not the exclusive standard for body construction on a chassis; the statutory scheme still allows alteration subject to independent regulatory control. The Registering Authority must assess safety, sound construction, secure fastening, and road-worthiness under the applicable rules, and cannot refuse registration by mechanically comparing the built body with prototype measurements alone. A circular cannot override the Act and Rules or make conformity with prototype dimensions the sole condition for registration. The refusals of registration were quashed and the matters were directed to be reconsidered on statutory principles governing alteration, safety, and road-worthiness. en-us Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 03 Apr 2019 17:46:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279739 Prototype approval under the motor vehicle rules is not the exclusive standard for body construction on a chassis; the statutory scheme still allows alteration subject to independent regulatory control. The Registering Authority must assess safety, sound construction, secure fastening, and road-worthiness under the applicable rules, and cannot refuse registration by mechanically comparing the built body with prototype measurements alone. A circular cannot override the Act and Rules or make conformity with prototype dimensions the sole condition for registration. The refusals of registration were quashed and the matters were directed to be reconsidered on statutory principles governing alteration, safety, and road-worthiness. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279739