Under section 43 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the owner of a motor vehicle may apply to have it…

Section 43, as substituted by the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, allows the owner to apply for temporary registration to "any registering authority or other authority as may be prescribed by the State Government" (formerly the proviso to s.43(2) allowed the period to be extended on payment of the prescribed fee).

The Central Government's role is to make the rules under which the temporary certificate of registration and temporary registration mark are issued; the High Court and the dealer do not prescribe any authority under this section.