Govt. Vehicles - Registration.

The Government have issued an order in G.O.Ms.No.1011 Home (TR.VI)dept. dated 30.11.2009, regarding registration of Government vehicles.

Generally vehicles are purchased in the name of the Head of the Department . The Head of the Department in turn allots the vehicle to various offices spread in the State under his control. So the invoice and sales certificate and temp. reg. papers are in the name of the head of the department . The application for registration is made in the name of the officer to whom the vehicle is allotted in the area where the office is situated.

Technically as per Section 40 of the M V Act , the vehicle shall be registered by the Registering Authority in whose jurisdiction the owner resides.

As there are variations in the records the Government have issued the above Government order.

The Government have directed that the vehicle purchased in the name of the Head of the Department can be registered in a jurisdiction of another RTO where the vehicle is kept for use.