Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 818 · Decided 16 December 1997
M.C. Mehta ETC. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 818 · [1997] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 522
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 13029/1985
- Decided
- 16 December 1997
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, B.N. KIRPAL, V.N. KHARE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Directions issued
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 : Motor Vehicles Rule:,~ 1993: Rule 17. Public safety-Roal traffic-Directions issued by Supreme Cowt-Modificatio11s of-Issue of fwther directions---<:ommercial licences issued between 1993-95 be re--verified to weed out licences issued without fallowing the for heavy vehicle-Pe1mit which has he en or is being used by any person other than the original grantee, without the express prior pennission of the grantee should not be renewed-Steps should be taken to remove all encroachments on roads-Appropriate authorities should frame guidcli11es for
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