Chapter V — Control Of Transport Vehicles
Section 85 — General form of permits
Written and checked byManju Shekhar· Motor Law & Compliance· Updated 25 July 2026
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988)
Text of the section
General form of permits.—Every permit issued under this Act shall be complete in itself and shall contain all the necessary particulars of the permit and the conditions attached thereto.
Reproduced from the India Code text of the Act. Bracketed superscript numerals are the official footnote markers for earlier amendments.
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