Vehicle auction procedure

Where any vehicle seized or detained under Section 22 is to be sold by auction, shall be auctioned as per procedure laid down below-

(a) Such officer who is authorized under rule 25 of this rules and who seizes or detains a vehicle shall send a requisition for auction to the Transport Commissioner containing full description of the vehicle alongwith the photographs taken from all the dimensions or copy of its video graphy and also the date and place of the seizer including the amount due to the vehicle and proposed minimum costs. Before sending the requisition a notice by registered post shall be sent to the owner of the vehicle in Form 'c' a copy of which shall also be sent to financer, if any for information and necessary action. Whereupon the Transport Commissioner shall direct the chairman of the committee constituted under clause (b) to initiate and complete the proceedings of auction in the manner prescribed under clauses (c) to (e).

(b) The vehicle shall be auctioned by a Committee consisting of the following:- (i) The Senior most Regional Transport Officer of the Region..........(Chairperson) (ii) Regional Transport Officer (Enforcement) of the concerned Region----- (Member) (iii) Assistant Regional Officer Transport (Administration)/Enforcement) of the concerned Region/SubRegion--(Member Secretary) (iv) Regional Inspector (Technical) working in a Region nominated by chairperson of the auction committee---------(Member) Explanation:- (1) Senior most Regional Transport Officer shall be the chair person of auction committee. (2) In the offices where both the Assistant Regional Transport Officer (Enforcement)/(Administration) shall be posted, there shall be Assistant Regional Transport Officer (Enforcement) and in the offices where Assistant Regional Transport Officer (Enforcement) shall not be posted the Assistant Regional transport Officer (Administration) shall be the ex-officio Member Secretary.

(c) At least twenty one days notice shall be given for the auction. The auction shall be advertised by the Chairman by publication of the notice of auction in at least two newspapers having wide circulation in concerned area. The notice of auction shall also be prominently displayed at the place of auction.

(d) The Committee shall evaluate a minimum price of the vehicle and shall take the approval from Transport Commissioner.

(e) The conditions the auction shall be as given below- (1) The persons who have deposited following earnest money shall be entitled to bid in the auction: (a) for Light Motor Vehicle Rs. 2,000 (b) for Medium Motor Vehicle Rs. 5,000 (c) for Heavy Motor Vehicle Rs. 10,000 (2) The vehicles shall be made on the principle of "at present state of the vehicle" at the time of auction. (3) The committee shall be empowered either to accept or to reject any bid. The final approval of the bid shall be subject to approval of Transport Commissioner. (4) The highest bidder approved whose bid has been accepted tentatively by the auction committee shall have to deposit immediately 20 percent of the approved bid amount. The remaining bid amount shall be deposited after its final approval and then after the vehicle shall be handed over to the accepted bidder. (5) If the highest bidder fails to deposit the 20 percent bid amount immediately after the