A Bench of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud with the Judges Hrishikesh Roy, PS Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal and Manoj Misra held that a transport vehicle that has an unladen weight of less than 7,500 kg is also an LMV.

“We are that if the weight of the transport vehicle is below 7,500 kg, then an LMV permit holder can also drive the same transport vehicle. A driver holding an LMV license to drive vehicles with a gross weight of 7,500 kg can drive transport vehicles. There is no clear difference. between the LMV and the transport vehicle”, said the Court.

The additional criteria for driving transport vehicles will only apply to those vehicles that are over 7,500 kg, the Court added.