Transport dept cannot reject vehicle conversion on arbitrary grounds: Telangana HC

Transport dept cannot reject vehicle conversion on arbitrary grounds: Telangana HC

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court recently ruled that the Transport Department cannot reject vehicle conversion requests on speculative or arbitrary grounds. This decision arose from a petition filed by C Ratnajee Rao of Hyderabad, who sought to convert his Innova vehicle from a Maxi Cab (a transport vehicle) to an Omni Bus categorised for non-transport use. Though he completed all procedural requirements, including booking a slot and paying R…