ValkyaEditorial

Tagged “motor-vehicles”

3 articles on motor-vehicles.

Landmark JudgmentHigh Court of Judicature at Bombay

Bombay HC, Fahim Ansari v. State of Maharashtra: police-clearance denial for a PSV badge, Article 21 livelihood and public safety

On 29 April 2026, a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Justice A. S. Gadkari and Justice Ranjitsinha Bhonsale held that denial of a Police Clearance Certificate for a Public Service Vehicle badge — to a petitioner acquitted in the 26/11 case but separately convicted in the 2008 Rampur CRPF camp attack — is a reasonable restriction on the right to livelihood under Article 21.

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Landmark JudgmentCESTAT, Principal Bench, New Delhi

Continental Automotive Brake Systems v. Commissioner of Customs: ABS sub-components denied concessional duty

On 22 April 2026, the CESTAT Principal Bench held that ECUs and sensors imported for assembly into Anti-lock Braking Systems are 'suitable for use' in motor vehicles and are denied the benefit of Notification 50/2017-Customs, but set aside interest and penalty on differential IGST for the pre-16 August 2024 period.

Valkya Editorial··9 min
Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

In Re Phalodi Accident v. NHAI: commuter safety as an Article 21 right

On 13 April 2026, a two-judge bench held that the safety of commuters on national highways is an integral facet of the right to life with dignity under Article 21, and issued sweeping directions under Article 142 to NHAI, MoRTH, NHIDCL and State PWDs — including a ban on highway-shoulder parking and 75-day compliance reporting.

Valkya Editorial··10 min