THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH vs RAKESH SETHI .

The Supreme Court upheld the Madhya Pradesh High Court's judgment quashing Rule 55A of the Motor Vehicles Rules, 1994, as ultra vires the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Court found that Rule 55A, which mandated a special fee for the allotment of specific registration numbers, conflicted with the provisions of Section 41 and Section 65 of the Act. The Court clarified that while the State has the power to frame rules under the Act, such rules must align with the statutory provisions, and the imposition of additional fees for registration numbers was not permissible under the existing legal framework.