Pranav bought a second-hand car. Filed RC transfer Form 29/30. “Pending verification” for 7 weeks. Insurance company refused renewal until transfer.

He filed RTI to Pune RTO. 18 days later RTO replied: NOC from previous owner's RTO needed; procedure given. Got NOC + transfer in 12 days.

- Motor Vehicles Act 1988 §50, §51 (transfer); §47 (inter-state); §48 (registration). - Central MV Rules 1989 Forms 28-35. - Sarathi 4.0 / Vahan portal for digital filing.

To, PIO, RTO [Office name], [Address]

Subject: §6(1) RTI Act — RC transfer / NOC application

   Applicant     : [Name]
   Vehicle no.   : [Registration no.]
   Application form: Form 29/30 / 28 / 35
   Sarathi App. no: [Reference]
   Application date: DD-MM-YYYY

Please provide:
   1. Current status + stage.
   2. Reason for delay beyond CMV Rules 30-day timeline.
   3. Name + designation of dealing officer.
   4. NOC chain status (if inter-state).
   5. Hypothecation termination status (if applicable).
   6. Expected disposal date.

Citizen. Fee: ₹10 IPO/DD enclosed.
[Name + signature + address + date]

- Inter-state NOC delayed — parallel RTI to source RTO. - Form 35 hypothecation termination — bank NOC + RTO update. - Address change post move — Form 33. - Lost RC duplicate (Form 26) — police FIR copy + RTI. - Vehicle scrapping certificate — RVSF procedure.

- CIC Vehicle RC v. RTO (2017) — RTO directed to disclose pendency. - State SIC (Maharashtra 2022) — fined RTO for non-disposal.

6 months — re-register at new state RTO within.

Yes + RTO Form 35 update.

Up to ₹5,000 + insurance void.

RC transfer = ownership + insurance + resale. RTI fixes RTO inertia.

File the RTI.

- MV Act 1988, CMV Rules 1989. - RTI Act 2005.

Last reviewed: 24 April 2026.