Cancellation, Suspension of Dri.Licence.

When a Driving Licence can be suspended or cancelled.

What are the relevant rules for this?

Sections 19,20,21 and 22 of Motor vehicles Act deals with this.

Section 19 deals with the powers of Licensing Authority to disqualify a person for a particular period from holding a licence or revoke a licence for the offences noted in the same section and also in Rule 21 of Central Motor vehicles Rules.

Section 20 describes the powers of the Court to disqualify a driver for a particular period from holding a driving licence.

Section 21 describes when a licence can be suspended.

Section 22 contemplates the effect of conviction of a driver in a court of Law.

The nuances of Section 21 and 22 should be understood carefully.

If a driver is involved in a fatal accident his licence should be suspended for SIX MONTHS AUTOMATICALLY.

Likewise if a driver is involved in a fatal accident and if his licence has to be returned to him after the period of suspension, before the licence is returned the driver must undergo a driving test and pass the same. Only if he passes the test, the licence could be returned. See the proviso under Section 22(3) of Motor vehicles Act.

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