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SECTION 18 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 17

(6) Where the authority renewing the driving licence is not the authority which
issued the driving licence it shall intimate the fact of renewal to the authority which
issued the driving licence.
COMMENTS
Section 15(1) envisages that if the period of driving license expires and the deriver files an
application for renewal thereof, the original license, despite expiry, shall remain valid for a period
of thirty days from the date of expiry.—Raja Ram v, Rajendra 2010 (96) AIC 434 (Rajashtan H.C.)
16. Revocation of driving licence on grounds of disease or disability
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing sections, any licensing
authority may at any time revoke a driving licence or may require, as a condition of
continuing to hold such driving licence, the holder thereof to produce a medical certificate
in the same form and in the same manner as is referred to in sub-section (3) of section 8
if the licensing authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the holder of the driving
licence, is, by virtue of any disease or disability, unfit to drive a motor vehicle and
where the authority revoking a driving licence is not the authority which issued the
same, it shall intimate the fact of revocation to the authority which issued that licence.
17. Orders refusing or revoking driving licences and appeals therefrom
(1) Where a licensing authority refuses to issue any learner’s licence or to issue or
renew, or revokes any driving licence, or refuses to add a class or description of motor
vehicle to any driving licence, it shall do so by an order communicated to the applicant
or the holder, as the case may be, giving the reasons in writing for such refusal or
revocation.
(2) Any person aggrieved by an order made under sub-section (1) may, within
thirty days of the service on him of the order, appeal to the prescribed authority which
shall decide the appeal after giving such person and the authority which made the
order an opportunity of being heard and the decision of the appellate authority shall be
binding on the authority which made the order.
18. Driving licences to drive motor vehicles, belonging to the Central Government
(1) Such authority as may be prescribed by the Central Government may issue
driving licence valid throughout India to persons who have completed their eighteenth
year to drive motor vehicles which are the property or for the time being under the
exclusive control, of the Central Government and are used for government purposes
relating to the defence of the country and unconnected with any commercial enterprises.
(2) A driving licence issued under this section shall specify the class or description
of vehicle which the holder is entitled to drive and the period for which he is so entitled.
(3) A driving licence issued under this section shall not entitle the holder to drive
any motor vehicle except a motor vehicle referred to in sub-section (1).
(4) The authority issuing any driving licence under this section shall at the request
of any State Government, furnish such information respecting any person to whom a
driving licence is issued as that government may at any time require.