Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
(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. Corresponding Law. - Section 17 corresponds to section 13 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Objects and Reasons. - Clause 17 requires that when the licensing authority refuses to renew, issue or revokes a licence, it shall give its reasons in writing to the holder of the licence. This also provides for appeal against the orders of the licensing authority to the prescribed authority. 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 eighteen 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 enterprise. (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. Corresponding Law. - Section 18 corresponds to section 14 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. Objects and Reasons. - Clause 18 confers upon the Central Government the power to prescribe the authority for the grant of driving licences to drive motor vehicles, which are the property of the Central Government, and are used for Government purposes relating to the defence of the country.