Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 · Chapter VIII: Control of Traffic
Section 117: Parking places and halting stations
The State Government or any authority authorised in this behalf by the State Government may, in consultation with the local authority having jurisdiction in the area concerned, determine places at which motor vehicles may stand either indefinitely or for a specified period of time, and may determine the places at which public service vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers.
[Provided that the State Government or the authorised authority shall, give primacy to the safety of road users and the free flow of traffic in determining such places:
Provided further that for the purpose of this section the National Highways Authority of India, constituted under the National Highways Authority of India Act, 1988 (68 of 1988) or any other agency authorised by the Central Government, may also determine such places.]
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 117
- Shri Chatrapati Shivaji Gaushala v. State of Maharashtra and Others
- Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Pearl Beverages Ltd.
- Himachal Pradesh Bus Stand Management and Development Authority (Hpbsm & Da) v. The Central Empowered Committee Etc. & Ors.
- Supri Advertising & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. v. Dr. Anahita Pandole & Ors.