# M/S KHATRA TRADING vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

Court: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Date: 2026-05-27
Citation: CWP 17101/2026
Petitioner: M/S KHATRA TRADING
Respondent: STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

CWP-17101-2026 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 129 CWP-17101-2026 Date of Decision: 27.05.2026 M/s Khatra Trading Co. …Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Satinder Pal Singh Dhanesar, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Vikas Arora, Deputy Advocate General, Punjab *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner through instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondents to remove/deactivate the blacklist/lock status of its vehicles. 2. As per petition, the petitioner has purchased five vehicles which are used for commercial purposes. The Regional Transport Officer, Patiala vide order dated 08.06.2025 locked/blocked registration certificate of its vehicles on the Vahan Portal. The petitioner has valid insurance cover of its vehicles. He has filed a spate of representations as well as serve legal notice upon respondent but to no avail. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner’s vehicles are locked due to non-payment of taxes/fees, non-renewal of insurance policy and absence of fitness certificate. The petitioner ha

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