https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314444 A place is a "public place" under the Motor Vehicles Act only where the public has a right of access; merely permissive entry into defence-controlled premises does not satisfy that definition. The Kerala High Court treated the inclusive reference to places where passengers are picked up or set down as ancillary, not as extending the provision to privately controlled areas without public access. On that basis, the link road and parking area at the aerodrome were not public places, and the transport vehicle provisions in Chapter IV-A did not require a permit for the limited use of those premises. Permission from the Civil Aviation Department was sufficient for access. en-us Wed, 10 Mar 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:12:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314444 A place is a "public place" under the Motor Vehicles Act only where the public has a right of access; merely permissive entry into defence-controlled premises does not satisfy that definition. The Kerala High Court treated the inclusive reference to places where passengers are picked up or set down as ancillary, not as extending the provision to privately controlled areas without public access. On that basis, the link road and parking area at the aerodrome were not public places, and the transport vehicle provisions in Chapter IV-A did not require a permit for the limited use of those premises. Permission from the Civil Aviation Department was sufficient for access. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 10 Mar 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314444