In India, when selling a vehicle or moving to another city, you are required to complete a string of documentations. Both the buyer and seller during the sale, and its owner during relocation, must provide essential documents and fulfil all regulations to complete the process involved.
NOC or No Objection Certificate is one such essential document required to transfer a vehicle from one jurisdiction authority to another. Be it a passenger vehicle or a commercial one, cars or bikes, NOC for vehicle serves as an essential document to change from one jurisdiction to another.
So, if you are about to sell/purchase a used vehicle, or transferring it from one state to another, you must have a clear idea of what is NOC and how to obtain one. The information given below encompasses all aspects of NOC for a vehicle, from its understanding, documentation and process of receiving one.
No Objection Certificate is a legal document issued by the Regional Transport Office (RTO) as permission for a release of a concerned vehicle’s jurisdiction authority.
Obtaining an NOC from a Regional Transport Office where a vehicle was initially registered means it is available for registration in another RTO’s jurisdiction with all necessary clearances. Like, it authenticates a vehicle’s transfer without any liability of challans, dues or taxation with its owner at the existing RTO.
Transfer of a vehicle from one RTO to another can be both within a state and from one state to another. A vehicle qualifies for an intra-state or inter-state transfer on a case to case basis.
As per the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, it is mandatory to obtain an NOC from the initial RTO of vehicle registration during any one of the following circumstances:
During a transfer of ownership:Ownership of a vehicle is further transferable under circumstances given below.
All these scenarios require a vehicle’s new owner to obtain an NOC from the existing RTO if his/her place of residence comes under the jurisdiction of another RTO. It will thus certify the authenticity of ownership transfer.
During vehicle re-registration:Vehicle re-registration follows a transfer from one RTO to another when moving in the scenarios mentioned below:
Also, a vehicle owner can seek to obtain NOC during a change of address from one RTO to another within the same jurisdiction. However, intra-state RTO transfer is not mandatory and thus rare when changing address in the same state.
Also, obtaining NOC for a vehicle is mandatory during travel to another state with your vehicle for more than 3 months. Thus, if the travel completes before this duration and you return to the state where it is registered, worrying about NOC is not required.
Check out the steps to follow to apply for NOC for vehicle’s transfer from one RTO to another.
The procedure to get NOC from RTO is thus complete, and you can expect for the certificate’s issuance within 3 working days of it.
To obtain NOC from the RTO where a vehicle is registered, the owner must submit the following documents along with the application form or Form 28.
Keep these documents handy when applying for an NOC with your RTO for a smooth verification process and clearance to obtain NOC.
Obtaining an NOC for your vehicle requires you to pay the fees applicable in your respective RTO as per Rule 81 of CMV Rules 1989.
Usually, the fees payable for such certification remains around Rs. 100.
Yes, obtaining an NOC is now possible through the online process at the online portal ‘Parivahan’ under the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. However, applying for an NOC online is not yet enabled for all states. You must check your state’s availability for online NOC before proceeding.
Once you confirm the availability, proceed with the following steps to apply for a vehicle’s NOC online.
With this process, you can expect to receive approval of your NOC at the earliest after document verification.
Alongside NOC from RTO, a vehicle owner must also obtain NOC for the following purposes.