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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-21072026-274675
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 584]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 20, 2026/ASHADHA 29, 1948
MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th July, 2026
G.S.R. 643(E). — The following draft rules to further amend the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989,
which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (f) of sub-
section (1) of section 19, sub-section (n) of section 27, clauses (g) and (m) of sub-section (1) of section 110,
sub-section (d) of section 137, sub-section (2) of section 157, sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of sub-section (2) of
section 164C, sub-sections (ba) and (c) of section 210C, clause (a) and clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section
211A, and clauses (a) and (d) of sub-section (2) of section 215C of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988),
is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 212 of the said Act for information of all persons
likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration
after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of this notification, as published
in the Gazette of India, are made available to the public.
The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft
rules before the expiry of the period aforesaid will be considered by the Central Government;
Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Additional Secretary (MVL),
email: [email protected], Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament
Street, New Delhi-110 001.
Draft Rules
1. Short title and commencement— (1) These rules may be called as the Central Motor Vehicles
(...............Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 (hereinafter referred as said rules), in rule 2, in sub-rule
(ca), for the words "and the offender, the amount of penalty”, the words “, the offender, warning issued if
any, the amount of penalty or fine” shall be substituted;
3. In the said rules, in rule 22, sub-rules (o) and (t) shall be omitted.
4. In the said rules, after rule 61, the following rule shall be inserted, namely, —
"61A. Intimation for cancellation of registration—
(1) If a motor vehicle has been destroyed or has been rendered permanently incapable of use, the
owner shall, within thirty days or as soon as may be, electronically report the fact to the registering
authority in Form 37A.
(2) If a motor vehicle has been permanently removed out of India, the owner may electronically apply
to the registering authority in Form 37A.
(3) On receipt of the intimation under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2), the registering authority may take
such action as may be necessary under section 55 of the Act.
(4) Where the registration of a motor vehicle is cancelled under section 55, the registering authority
shall intimate the owner and insurer of the motor vehicle of such cancellation in Form 37B, through
electronic means."
5. In the said rules, in sub-rule (2) of rule 116, after the words “liable for penalty” the words “or fine”
shall be inserted.
6. In the said rules, in rule 144, for the words "fourteen days", the words "thirty days" shall be
substituted;
7. In the said rules, in rule 167,—
(a) after sub-rule (4), the following sub-rules shall be inserted, namely, —
"(4A) Where, under any provision of the Act, a warning is required to be issued in respect of a
violation of the provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder, such warning shall be issued,
delivered and recorded on the portal in the same manner as a challan under this rule.
(4B) The details of every warning so recorded shall be taken into account for the purpose of
determining any second or subsequent violation of the same provision under the Act or rules made
thereunder, and a warning so recorded shall constitute a previous violation for such purpose.";
(b) in sub-rule (5), for the words “Any person”, the words and punctuation mark “Except in case of non-
compoundable offence instituted for prosecution by a court, any person" shall be substituted;
(b) in sub-rule (7),—
(i) after the words "period specified under sub-rule (6)", for the punctuation mark “.”,
the punctuation mark “:” shall be substituted;
(ii) the following proviso shall be inserted, namely,—
"Provided that a warning issued under sub-rule (4A) shall attain finality upon deemed
acceptance under sub-rule (6).”.
(c) in sub-rule (9),—
i. after the words "may file an application before a court", the words "or adjudicating authority
appointed under rule 167B" shall be inserted;
(ii) after the words “State Government", for the punctuation mark ".", the punctuation
mark ":" shall be substituted;
(iii) the following proviso shall be inserted, namely,—
"Provided that a warning issued under sub-rule (4A) shall attain finality upon rejection of
submission made by the person against whom the warning has been issued.".
(d) for sub-rule (12), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely—
"(12) If no action is taken by the person to whom the challan is issued under sub-rule (7) and (10), or
if the challan has been adjudicated by the court or authority wherein the person is required to pay the
amount and no action is taken after such adjudication, 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:
Provided that no restriction under this sub-rule shall be imposed, so long as the challan remains
pending adjudication before the Court or the authority.
Explanation.— For the purpose of this sub-rule, "authority" shall mean the adjudicating authority or
the appellate authority, as the case may be, as provided under rule 167B of these rules."
8. In the said rules, in rule 167A, in sub-rule (10), for the words "In case the owner of the vehicle", the
words "Except in case of a non-compoundable offence, in case the owner of the vehicle" shall be substituted.
9. In the said rules, after rule 167A, the following rule shall be inserted, namely, —
"167B. Adjudication of penalties.—
(1) The State Government shall—
(a) appoint such officers for each district or the part thereof, by notification in the Official Gazette,
as adjudicating authority for adjudication of penalties under the Act; and
(b) establish electronic means for presence of persons for adjudication of penalties,
within a period of six months from the date of publication of this rule.
(2) The adjudicating authority appointed under sub-rule (1) shall, after providing an opportunity of
hearing, including through electronic means, pronounce an order within a period of thirty days from
the date of such hearing.
(3) Any penalty amount provided for contravention of the provisions of the Act may be compounded
by such officers or authorities as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
specify in this behalf.
(4) Whoever aggrieved by the order passed by the adjudicating authority under sub-rule (1), may
prefer an appeal to such appellate authority who shall be not below the rank to an Additional District
Magistrate or equivalent, as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette,
specify in this behalf, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of an order of the
adjudicating authority, in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
(5) An appeal may be entertained after the expiry of the period of thirty days specified under sub-
rule (4), if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from making an appeal
within such period.
(6) The appellate authority may, after giving the parties to the appeal an opportunity of being heard,
including through electronic means, pass such order as he may think fit.
(7) The appellate authority referred to in sub-rule (4) shall dispose of the appeal within thirty days
from the date of filing the appeal.
(8) If an authority fails to pronounce an order under sub-rule (2) or dispose of the appeal under sub-
rule (7), as the case may be, within the time specified therein, it shall be punishable with penalty
which shall not be less than five thousand rupees, but may extend to ten thousand rupees.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this rule, "electronic means" shall include use of any
communication device for video conferencing and recording of evidence."
10. In the said rules, after Form 37, the following Forms shall be inserted, namely, —
"FORM 37A
[See rule 61A]
APPLICATION FOR INTIMATION TO THE REGISTERING AUTHORITY OF OCCURRENCE
OF EVENT REQUIRING CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION
1. Registration Number of Vehicle:
2. Chassis Number:
3. Engine Number/ Motor Number (in case of Battery-operated vehicle):
4. Name of Registered Owner:
5. Address of Registered Owner:
6. Mobile Number:
7. E-mail ID:
8. Reason for intimation under section 55(1):
□ Motor vehicle has been destroyed
□ Motor vehicle has been rendered permanently incapable of use
□ Motor vehicle has been permanently removed out of India
9. Date of occurrence of the above event:
10. Whether supporting documents enclosed (as per Annexure):
□ Yes
□ No
11. Whether certificate of registration is enclosed/ surrendered:
□ Yes
□ No
If no, provide reasons:
Note: Serial numbers 2 to 7 shall be automatically fetched from the portal upon entry of Registration
Number in serial number 1.
DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the particulars furnished above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief and that the vehicle referred to above is liable for cancellation of registration under section 55 of the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Place:
Date:
Signature or e-Signature of Registered Owner
Name:
ANNEXURE
LIST OF DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED OR UPLOADED BY APPLICANT
The following documents shall be submitted, as applicable, along with this Form:—
1. In case the motor vehicle has been destroyed or rendered permanently incapable of use or scrapped by a
Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility:
□ Copy of police complaint or FIR
□ Surveyor's Report issued by a licensed surveyor and loss assessor;
□ Photographs of the motor vehicle;
□ Certificate of Deposit issued by a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility;
□ Any other supporting document, if any.
2. In case the motor vehicle has been permanently removed out of India:
□ No Objection Certificate (mandatory);
□ Vehicle Enquiry Report issued by National Crime Records Bureau (mandatory);
□ Any other supporting document, if any.
FORM 37B
[See Rule 61A]
FORM FOR INTIMATION OF CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF VEHICLE
To,
The owner of vehicle bearing Registration Number:
Name of Owner:
Chassis Number:
Engine/Motor Number (in case of Battery-operated vehicle):
Whereas the undersigned is satisfied that the motor vehicle particulars of which are given above is liable for
cancellation of registration under section 55 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988;
And whereas, after such inquiry as deemed fit, the registration of the said motor vehicle has been cancelled
under section 55 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 on the following ground(s):—
□ the motor vehicle has been destroyed;
□ the motor vehicle has been rendered permanently incapable of use;
□ Upon examination, motor vehicle found to be incapable of being used or its use in a public
place would constitute a danger to the public and that it is beyond reasonable repair;
□ the motor vehicle has been permanently removed out of India;
□ the registration of motor vehicle has been obtained on the basis of false documents or the
engine number or chassis number embossed are different from number entered in the
certificate of registration;
□ the motor vehicle within the jurisdiction has been used in the commission of offence
punishable under section 199A;
□ the registration of a motor vehicle has continued to remain suspended without interruption
for a period not less than six months;
Accordingly, it is hereby intimated that the registration of the above-mentioned motor vehicle stands
cancelled. The particulars of such cancellation have been recorded in the records of the registering authority
and updated on the Portal.
Date:
Place:
Signature or e-Signature of Registering Authority:
Name of Registering Authority:
”
[F. No. RT-11036/95/2022-MVL-Pt.I]
MAHMOOD AHMED, Addl. Secy.
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 590(E), dated the 2nd June, 1989 and lastly amended vide G.S.R. .....(E) dated
the..................
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