contract carriages - taxi maxi cab - model permission.

We generally know that if a particular model vehicle is to be registered as a taxi or maxi cab, the permission of State Transport Authority is required to register the vehicle as a contract carriage.

The S.T.A. states that this particular model can be used as a contract carriage and circular instructions are issued based on government orders.

But the Secretary to Government,Home Department in his letter no. Ms.620 dated 27.5.98 has informed that once a permission is granted to a particular type there need not be any necessity to grant permission for each and every variant or type.

For example if TATA SUMO is granted permission to ply as a tourist maxi cab there need not be any necessity for permission to register its variants as tourist maxi cab like Tata Sumo Victa, separately.

Also refer Transport Commissioner letter no. 11323/H3/98 dated 16.3.98