Maharashtra (MH) RTO

The transfer of ownership of any vehicle in Maharashtra requires registration with the RTO. If the sale is taking place within the same RTO office area, the authorities must be intimated within 14 days. If the sale takes place in another jurisdiction, the RTOs must be intimated within 30 days.

To apply for transfer of ownership you have to:

1. Fill in the requisite forms available on the Maharashtra RTO website – Form 29 (2 copies), Form 30 TCA, Form TCR (for transport vehicles only).
2. Visit the Parivahan website. 
3. Select Maharashtra under state and then select the RTO where you wish to transfer the registration.
4. Click on apply for transfer of ownership, change of address, hypothecation [addition/continuation/termination], duplicate RC.
5. Enter your car’s registration number and chassis number.
6. Fill in the requisite details and make the payment for the fees being charged.
7. Print out a copy of the fee receipt and any other online forms.
8. Visit the RTO with the original as well as copies of the requisite documents.

Transfer of ownership can happen under several circumstances. For each of them, different forms and documents are required.

To transfer ownership through the sale of the vehicle:

• NOC in Form 28 if the vehicle is originally registered in a different state
• Proof of address
• IT declaration of the seller as well as the buyer (except for the transfer of ownership of two-wheeler vehicles)
• All other valid documents of the vehicle

If the vehicle ownership is being transferred due to the death of the owner, the following forms and documents are required.

• Form 30
• Form 31
• Death certificate of the owner
• Certificate of succession
• An affidavit from the successor
• Proof of address
• All valid vehicle documents

If the vehicle ownership is being transferred through public auction –

• Form 30
• Form 32
• Certified copy of the order issued by government officials authorizing the auction
• Order signed by the authorized officials to conduct the auction confirming the sale of the vehicle in favor of the buyer
• Proof of address
• All valid documents of the vehicle

For transfer of ownership to the financier –

• Form 30
• Form 36
• Proof of possession of the vehicle by the financier
• Proof verifying that no case concerning the vehicle is pending in the court of law
• NOC from the registered owner
• Address proof
• All valid documents of the vehicle