OBTAIN ‘NOC’ FOR YOUR VEHICLE YOURSELF

Though dealing with the government officials and				1. Form 28 in triplicate
procedures are difficult affair, there is always a set				2. Pencil print of chassis number on the corner of all
way for all government related matter and if we are				the three form copy
keen in getting things done ourselves without getting				3. Police certificates (two in number) mentioning that
trapped in the hands of agents or so called agents				the vehicle is not of any theft case and that there is
we should give some effort and can do things				no case pending against the vehicle.
ourselves.				4. Photo copy of the RC along with the original RC
I had purchased my motor bike in Hyderabad in April				5. Photo copy of the insurance of the vehicle
2004. Fortunately or unfortunately I had to move to				6. Photo copy of the Pollution control check-up
NOIDA, UP in 2009 due to shifting to another
organization. Among other things, I had to move my				Documents required at the police control room for
vehicle bearing Andhra Pradesh registration number				obtaining the police certificate;
and for which I came to know that I’ll have to				1. Application in duplicate addressed to ‘Deputy
obtain ‘No Objection Certificate’ (NOC).				Assistant commissioner of police, Detective
Initially to avoid any confrontation that may occur				Department’.
between me and Government official, I decided to				2. Photocopy of the RC,
go for some agent to get the NOC. The agent asked				3. One Identity proof (Copy of Driving license would
for Rs.2500/- which seemed much high and I decided				do)
to go and get some idea of the actual fee that our				4. Receipt for the fee of Rs.100/- paid.
Government offices charge. First I went to the RTO
(Regional Transport Office) and asked for the form				Procedure for obtaining the police certificate;
for obtaining the NOC. It was form 28 in triplicate. I				1. Write an application addressed to ‘Deputy
filled the form and went to submit it. I attached the				Assistant commissioner of police, Detective
copy of the RC and pencil print of the chassis				Department’ in duplicate mentioned that you
number as mentioned required in the form. However,				need to move your vehicle to another state under
while taking the token number one police man told				the registration authority of the place you are
that the police certificate would be needed for				moving to. Also mention the registration No. of your
obtaining the NOC and that should be attached with				vehicle and that you have paid the fee and attaching
the form 28. I decided to go for that too by myself.				the receipt of the same. List all the attachment at
I had to go the police control room. There I met				the end.
many traffic police personal standing and offering help				2. Attach the Photocopy of RC, Identity proof, and
but of course for some money consideration. Not				receipt of the fee paid to one of the application.
knowing the procedure there and no person				3. Submit the same to the counter assigned at the
interested there to guide me, I had to agree for				crime branch cell of the police control room.
Rs.250/- to be given to one of them. He made two				4. Submit another application to one more counter
hand-written applications in duplicate addressing it to				meant for verifying as to whether any pending issues
‘The Deputy/Assistant commissioner, Detective				are there related to your vehicle. They will give the
Department’ mentioning the registration No. and				certificate then and there.
the place where the vehicle was intended to be				5. The certificate issued by the crime branch cell
taken. I attached the photocopy of the RC with the				stating that the vehicle is not the stolen one would
application. Paid the fee of Rs.100/-. Attached the				be given the next working day.
receipt with one application and went to one counter
in the crime branch cell/office. Other application I				Procedure for obtaining NOC at RTO;
gave to another counter and they issued one				1. Get Form 28 from the RTO in triplicate and duly fill
certificate then and there mentioning that there were				it.
no pending issues with the vehicle. The person at the				2. Take pencil print of the chassis number on the
crime branch office told to come the day after to				corner of each of the three copy of the form 28.
take the certificate. I got the certificate the next				3. Affix court fee stamp of Rs.3/- denomination on
day without any hitch. I took the certificate,				one of the copy of form 28 which you keep on the
attached the same with the form 28 and went for				top.
submission. There at the counter I came to know				4. Attach the police certificate obtained from the
that the pencil print of the Chassis No. had to be				police control room.
obtained on the corner of the form 28 itself. Then I				5. Attach the copy of RC, insurance and pollution
had to affix the court fee stamp of Rs.3/-				control check-up with the form.
denomination on the form. I had to attach the copy				6. Submit the form with the attachment and original
of insurance and Pollution check up with the form. I				RC at the counter as may be assigned for the
had to pay the fee of Rs.75/- at the corner. I got				purpose at RTO and pay fee of Rs.75/-
the NOC the next day.				7. Get the NOC the very next day or the day as told
I don’t see much of effort in that which would				by the person at the counter.
call for payment of Rs.2500/- to the agent in place of
getting it done myself.				These all takes around two days, one to get the
The over all cost of obtaining the NOC was just				police certificate and another at RTO. Day
Rs.200/- (approx). If we see in details and itemized				doesn’t mean full day but just one to two hour
cost, it was as below;				on each of the two days. They are other than the
Fees at police control room for obtaining police				days you have to go for collecting the police
certificate: - Rs.100/-				certificate and the NOC.
Court fee Stamps:
� Rs.3/-				You may get away without paying any penny for
1. Cost of form 28 (3 in number @Re.1/-):				obtaining these or may have to lose some but would
� Rs.3/-				certainly be far less than what is usually asked by
RTO fees:				those agents.
� Rs.75/-
Photo copy and others:				Just to conclude, I would like to say that there is
� Rs.19/-(approx)				noting out of our capacity, just try to have appetite
� Rs.200/-				for the same and take one starting step. Everything
				would fall in place itself thereafter.
I was astonished with the amount asked by the so				---------------------------------
called agent which was Rs.2500/- making his
commission an exorbitant amount of Rs.2300/- as				Note:
compared to the minuscule amount of Government				*I have enumerated all on the basis of memory and
fee of Rs.181/-. The procedure if known, the work				there might be some points in the procedure which I
to be done at the government offices generally cost				missed to mention or might have misunderstood. I
very less. However it cost Rs.450/- to me, it was				regret that in advance.
even far less than the amount asked by the agent.				*No responsibility lies with the author for anything
Let’s now recapitulate and put the procedure				which might be contrary with any act or law of any
and document requirement in summary.				land and the article should not be construed as a legal
Documents required at RTO;				document.

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