In Brief
A motorcycle owner sought registration under a specific number but was denied it because he had not paid the required fee under Madhya Pradesh Rule 55A, which permitted reservation of particular registration numbers for an additional fee. The High Court struck down the rule, holding that the Central Government alone could prescribe registration fees under Section 41(2). The Supreme Court reversed this, holding that the assignment of specific registration numbers is a distinct service separate from the basic registration process, for which States may charge a prescribed fee under their delegated authority under Section 65 and 211 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Court held Rule 55A valid and within State competence.", "type": "string"}
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