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12 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 SECTION 10

PROVIDED FURTHER that the licensing authority shall not issue a new driving
licence to the applicant, if he had previously held a driving licence, unless it is satisfied
that there is good and sufficient reason for his inability to obtain a duplicate copy of his
former licence.
(8) If the licensing authority is satisfied, after giving the applicant an opportunity
of being heard, that he—
(a) is a habitual criminal or habitual drunkard; or
(b) is a habitual addict to any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance within
the meaning of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
(61 of 1985); or
(c) is a person whose licence to drive any motor vehicle has, at any time earlier,
been revoked,
it may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, make an order refusing to issue a driving
licence to such person and any person aggrieved by an order made by a licensing
authority under this sub-section may, within thirty days of the receipt of the order,
appeal to the prescribed authority.
(9) Any driving licence for driving a motor-cycle in force immediately before the
commencement of this Act shall, after such commencement, be deemed to be effective
for driving a motor cycle with or without gear.
1
[(10) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the driving licence to
drive e-cart or e-rickshaw shall be issued in such manner and subject to such conditions,
as may be prescribed.]
10. Form and contents of licences to drive
(1) Every learner’s licence and driving licence, except a driving licence issued under
section 18, shall be in such form and shall contain such information as may be prescribed
by the Central Government.
(2) A learner’s licence or, as the case may be, driving licence shall also be expressed
as entitling the holder to drive a motor vehicle of one or more of the following classes,
namely,—
(a) motor-cycle without gear;
(b) motor-cycle with gear;
(c) 2 [adapted vehicle];
(d) light motor vehicle;
3 [(e) transport vehicle;]
(f) medium passenger motor vehicle;
(g) heavy goods vehicle;
(h) heavy passenger motor vehicle;
(i) road-roller;
(j) motor vehicle of a specified description.

1 Inserted by Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Act, 2015 (3 of 2015), dt. 19-3-2015, w.e.f. 7-1-2015.
2. Substituted for “invalid carriage” by the Motor Vehicles (Amdt.) Act, 2019 (32 of 2019),
dt. 9-8-2019, w.e.f. 1-9-2019 vide SO 3110(E), dt. 28-8-2019.
3 Substituted by Act 54 of 1994, w.e.f. 14-11-1994.