HARDEV MOTOR TRANSPORT vs STATE OF M.P. .

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of Clause (g) of Entry IV of the First Schedule of the Madhya Pradesh Motoryan Karadhan Adhiniyam, 1991, as amended by the Madhya Pradesh Motoryan Sanshodhan Adhiniyam, 2004. The Court held that the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, is a self-contained code governing the issuance of permits for motor vehicles, including definitions for 'stage carriage' and 'contract carriage' under Sections 2(31), 2(40), 2(7), and 2(43). The Court concluded that the appellants, holders of contract carriage permits, were improperly charged duties as if they were operating without permits, thereby upholding their rights under the 1988 Act.