Transfer of ownership in case of normal sale
When a vehicle is sold, the name of the purchaser is noted as the registered owner in place of the previous registered owner and the process is known as transfer of ownership.
Transfer of ownership on death of owner of the vehicle
When the registered owner of a vehicle dies, transfer of ownership is affected in favour of the legal heirs of the deceased registered owner. Where the owner ofa motor vehicle dies, the person succeeding to the possession of the vehicle may for a period of three months, use the vehicle as if it has been transferred to him where such person has, within thirty days of the death of the owner informs the registering authority of the occurrence of the death of the owner and of his own intention to use the vehicle
Transfer of ownership of vehicle purchased in public auction
When a vehicle is sold in public auction, the name of the purchaser is noted as the registered owner in place of the previous registered owner and the process is known as transfer of ownership on auction.
Guidelines
Transfer of ownership in case of normal sale
Where the ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred, the transferor shall report the fact of transfer in Form 29 to the registering authorities concerned in whose jurisdiction the transferor and the transferee reside or have their places of business.
in the case of a vehicle registered within the same State, within fourteen days of the transfer, application for the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle shall be made by the transferee in Form 30 to the registering authorities, and shall be accompanied by set of forms given below under Form I
in the case of a vehicle registered outside the State, within forty-five days of the transfer, application for the transfer of ownership of a motor vehicle shall be made by the transferee in Form 30 to the registering authorities, and shall be accompanied by set of forms given below under Form I and Form II
Pay appropriate fee and tax as specified in rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989
Transfer of ownership on death of owner of the vehicle
Apply in Form 31 within the period of three months to the registering authority for the transfer of ownership of the vehicle in your name
Pay appropriate fee and tax as specified in rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989
Transfer of ownership of vehicle purchased in public auction
The person who has acquired or purchased a motor vehicle at a public auction conducted by or on behalf of the Central Government or a State Government shall apply in Form 32 within thirty days of taking possession of the vehicle to the registering authority
Pay appropriate fee and tax as specified in rule 81 of the Central Motor Vehicle Rules 1989
a no objection certificate granted by the registering authority
an order of the registering authority refusing to grant the no objection certificate; or
where the no objection certificate or the order, as the case may be, has not been received, a declaration by the transferor that he has not received any such communication together with—
The receipt obtained from the registering authority; or
The postal acknowledgement received from the registering authority where the application for no objection certificate has been sent by post.
Transfer of ownership on death of owner of the vehicle