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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-21012026-269493
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 48]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2026/MAGHA 1, 1947
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th January, 2026
G.S.R.48(E).-Whereas, the draft rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989
were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 212 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of
1988), vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways vide
number G.S.R 723(E), dated the 29th September, 2025, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i), inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby
before the expiry of the period of thirty days from the date on which copies of the Gazette containing the
said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas, copies of the said Gazette notification was made available to the public on
30th September, 2025;
And whereas, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft
rules have been considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (n) of section 27, section 64, clause
(d) of section 137, clause (c) of section 210C, clause (a) and clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 211A,
clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 215C of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988), the Central
Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989,
namely: -
1. Short title and commencement - (1) These rules may be called as the Central Motor Vehicles
(Third Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in
the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred as the said rules), in rule 21, in sub-
rule (1), after the clause (24), following clause shall be inserted, namely: -
"(25) Commission of five or more offences or contraventions of the provisions of the Act or these
rules, in a period of one year commencing on and from the 1st January, 2026:
Provided that no offence or contravention recorded in any previous one year period shall be
taken into account for determining offences or contravention in any subsequent one year period.".
3. In the said rules, for rule 167, the following rule shall be substituted, namely: -
"167. Procedure for issuance and payment of challan: -(1) Any police officer in uniform
or any other officer, authorised by the State Government in this behalf shall issue a challan,
through system either in physical or electronic form, to a person acting in violation of the
provisions of the Act, or rules made thereunder.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), in case any person who violates the
provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder, the State Government can enable auto-
generation of challan through electronic monitoring and enforcement system or manually
by any police officer or any officer authorised by the State Government.
(3) The challan issued under sub-rules (1) or (2), shall be delivered to a person who
violates the provisions of the Act, or rules made thereunder, either by hand or any other
physical means within a period of fifteen days, or by electronic means of communication
authorised by the Central Government or State Government, within a period of three days.
(4) Details of challans issued under sub-rules (1) or (2), shall be recorded chronologically
on the portal.
(5) Any person to whom a challan is issued under sub-rules (1) or (2), shall, within a period
of forty-five days from the date of such issuance, either accept and pay the amount
specified in the challan or contest the challan on the portal along with documentary
evidence in such manner and before such authority for redressal, as may be specified by the
State Government.
(6) Where a person does not contest the challan before the authority referred to in sub-rule
(5), such challan shall be deemed to have been accepted by such person on the expiry of a
period of forty-five days from the date of issuance of such challan.
(7) The challan deemed to have been accepted under sub-rule (6), shall be paid, in physical
or electronic form, within the next thirty days from the expiry of the period specified under
sub-rule (6).
(8) Where a person contested challan before the authority referred in sub-rule (5), and is
not resolved by that authority within a period of the next thirty days from the expiry of the
period specified under sub-rule(5) or where such authority after hearing the submission and
documentary evidences made by the person against whom the challan has been issued
quashes the challan for reasons to be recorded in writing, such challan shall cease to have
effect and upload order on the portal.
(9) Where the authority referred in sub-rule (5) rejects submissions made by the person
against whom the challan has been issued, with reasons to be recorded in writing, the
person may either pay the said challan within a period of thirty days from the receipt or
uploading of such order on the portal, or may file an application before a court after
depositing fifty per cent. of the amount specified in the challan in the manner as may be
specified by the State Government.
(10) If the person referred under sub-rule (9), has neither paid the said challan nor
contested the challan before a court within thirty days from the date of receipt or uploading
of the order on the portal, the challan shall be deemed to have been accepted and the
amount mentioned in the challan shall be paid either in physical or electronic form, within
the next fifteen days from the expiry of the period specified hereinabove.
(11) A notice shall be sent through electronic means every day from the expiry of the
period specified in sub-rule (7) and (10).
(12) If no action is taken by the person to whom the challan is issued under sub-rule (7)
and (10), in such cases, till the disposal of such challans, applications with respect to the
license of offender or registration of motor vehicle, as the case may be, mentioned in the
challan shall not be processed by the licensing authority or registering authority, as the case
may be, except applications relating to any tax issues of motor vehicle, and such vehicle
shall be flagged as 'Not to be Transacted' on the portal, which shall also automatically
send an intimation to the registered owner or the licence holder, as the case may be,
including through electronic means, till the payment of such challan, on the portal.
(13) Subject to orders of the court, in respect of challans issued under this rule, a police
officer or any officer authorised by the State Government may detain the vehicle involved
in the violation of any provision of this Act or rules made thereunder.".
4. In the said rules, in rule 167A, –
(a) for sub-rule (7), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: —
"(7) Challans, under sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 167, shall be issued in the name of the
registered owner of the vehicle, either by hand or any other physical means within a period
of fifteen days or by electronic means of communication as authorised by the Central
Government or State Government within a period of three days and must be accompanied
with a notice of offence in electronic form such as SMS or e-mail or in physical form:
Provided that in cases where network connectivity is unavailable or where the
device is unable to establish connection, the authorised officer may record the details of the
challan in an offline report in such form and manner as may be specified by the State
Government, and the said data shall be uploaded to the portal at the earliest possible
opportunity.";
(b) in sub-rule (8), in clause (a), for the words, brackets and numbers “sub-rules (5), (6)
and (7)", the words, brackets and numbers “sub-rules (5) to (11)" shall be substituted;
(c) in sub-rule (9), before the words “within fifteen days", the words “within a period
of three days in electronic form and in by hand or any other physical form" shall be
inserted;
(d) in sub-rule (10), for the words "before the police officer or any officer authorised by
the State Government", the words "including on the portal, before the specified authority
under sub-rule (5) of rule 167" shall be substituted.
[F. No. RT-25035/66/2025-RS (258052)]
MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-
section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and was lastly amended vide
notification number G.S.R. 28(E) dated the 13.01.2026.
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