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SECTION 50 THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 37

50. Transfer of ownership
(1) Where the ownership of any motor vehicle registered under this Chapter is
transferred—
(a) the transferor shall—
(i) in the case of a vehicle registered within the same State within fourteen
days of the transfer, report the fact of transfer, in such form with such
documents and in such manner, as may be prescribed by the Central
Government to the registering authority within whose jurisdiction the
transfer is to be effected and shall simultaneously send a copy of the
said report to the transferee; and
(ii) in the case of a vehicle registered outside the State, within forty-five
days of the transfer, forward to the registering authority referred to in
sub-clause (i)—
(A) the no objection certificate obtained under section 48; or
(B) in a case where no such certificate has been obtained—
(I) the receipt obtained under sub-section (2) of section 48; or
(II) the postal acknowledgement received by the transferee if he
has sent an application in this behalf by registered post
acknowledgement due to the registering authority referred to in
section 48,
together with a declaration that he has not received any communication
from such authority refusing to grant such certificate or requiring him
to comply with any direction subject to which such certificate may be
granted;
(b) the transferee shall, within thirty days of the transfer, report the transfer to
the registering authority within whose jurisdiction he has the residence or
place of business where the vehicle is normally kept, as the case may be,
and shall forward the certificate of registration to that registering authority
together with the prescribed fee and a copy of the report received by him
from the transferor in order that particulars of the transfer of ownership
may be entered in the certificate of registration.
(2) Where—
(a) the person in whose name a motor vehicle stands registered dies; or
(b) a motor vehicle has been purchased or acquired at a public auction
conducted by, or on behalf of, government,
the person succeeding to the possession of the vehicle or, as the case may be , who has
purchased or acquired the motor vehicle, shall make an application for the purpose of
transferring the ownership of the vehicle in his name, to the registering authority in
whose jurisdiction he has the residence or place of business where the vehicle is normally
kept, as the case may be, in such manner, accompanied with such fee, and within such
period as may be prescribed by the Central Government.
(3) If the transferor or the transferee fails to report to the registering authority the
fact of transfer within the period specified in clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (1),
as the case may be, or if the person who is required to make an application under sub-