The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, Extraordinary, published by authority on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, contains an amendment to the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. This notification, under Part III-Section 1(a), is issued by the Home Department (Transport-I) as per G.O. Ms. No. 421. The amendment modifies rule 324, sub-rule (a), regarding standing passengers in stage carriages. Specifically, it stipulates that after "200 centimetres", the expression "where standing passengers are permitted as per the relevant stage carriage permit and shall not be less than one hundred and fifty centimetres and not more than two hundred centimetres where standing passengers are not permitted as per the relevant stage carriage permit" shall be inserted. Dheeraj Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, approved this amendment. The Gazette registration number is TN/CCN/467/2012-14, R. Dis. No. 197/2009 and the price is Re. 0.80 Paise.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989: The rules being amended by this notification.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: The central act under which the Tamil Nadu Motor Vehicles Rules are framed.
Chennai: Location where document is published.
Home Department: The department issuing the notification (Transport-I).