The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
45. Refusal
of registration or renewal of the certificate of registration.
The
registering authority may, by order, refuse to register any motor
vehicle, or renew the certificate of registration in respect of a motor
vehicle (other than a transport vehicle), if in either case, the registering
authority has reason to believe that it is a stolen motor vehicle or the
vehicle is mechanically defective or fails to comply with the requirements of
this Act or of the rules made hereunder, or if the applicant fails to furnish
particulars of any previous registration of the vehicle or furnishes
inaccurate particulars in the application for registration of the vehicle or,
as the case may be, for renewal of the certificate or registration
thereof and the registering authority shall furnish the applicant whose
vehicle is refused registration, or whose application for renewal of the
certificate of registration is refused, a copy of such order, together with the
reasons for such refusal.