Both under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 in short the Old Act and the Act maximum gross weight for each axle of a truck in relation to the size and number of tyres fitted therein is prescribed.
The Ministry of Surface and Transport was empowered by the Old Act and the Act to specify maximum gross weight and maximum weight of transport vehicles.
It is the stand of the petitioners that under the Act and the Rules made thereunder the maximum gross weight of the vehicles, more particularly, transport vehicles have been fixed.
The numberifications have been issued which in effect companydone the offence and permit its companytinuance though legally numbersuch companytinuation companyld have been permitted.
Chapter VII of the Act deals with companystruction, equipment and maintenance of motor vehicles.
