https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307453 Under Section 74 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the Delhi HC held that the Regional Transport Authority could impose additional permit conditions requiring auto-rickshaws to carry GPS/GPRS devices, printers and related equipment, because the residuary power to attach or vary permit conditions was wide enough to address technological and public-safety needs without a separate rule-making exercise. It further held that the revised conditions, including the charge linked to installation and operation of the devices, had a rational nexus with passenger safety, route monitoring and fare receipt issuance, and were not arbitrary, ultra vires or an impermissible levy. The challenge to the permit regime therefore failed. en-us Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Apr 2023 17:03:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307453 Under Section 74 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the Delhi HC held that the Regional Transport Authority could impose additional permit conditions requiring auto-rickshaws to carry GPS/GPRS devices, printers and related equipment, because the residuary power to attach or vary permit conditions was wide enough to address technological and public-safety needs without a separate rule-making exercise. It further held that the revised conditions, including the charge linked to installation and operation of the devices, had a rational nexus with passenger safety, route monitoring and fare receipt issuance, and were not arbitrary, ultra vires or an impermissible levy. The challenge to the permit regime therefore failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307453