Motor Vehicles Act 1988 Archives

Insurer has no right to recover motor accident claim compensation from insured vehicle owner for driver’s fake licence: SC

The burden of proving that there was a failure on the part of the vehicle owner in carrying out due diligence apropos driving licence before employing a person to drive the vehicle is upon the insurance company.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

‘Witnesses from West Bengal expected to communicate and convey their version in National Language Hindi before UP Court’: SC

There are at least twenty-two official languages in India, and it is no doubt that people speak different languages, however, Hindi is the national language.

Case Briefs High Courts

Karnataka HC | Private sector employees cannot be specifically excluded from registration of their vehicles under new BH- Series

Karnataka High Court was deliberating over petitions filed by two private sector employees, who were denied BH-Series vehicle registration in pursuance of a communication issued by the State Government dt. 20-12-2021, which excluded private sector employees in the first phase

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2022 SCC Vol. 7 Part 5

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 — S. 17 — Interim measures — Termination of lease: Interim direction by arbitrator to

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC │Whether the compensation granted under chapter X of Motor Vehicle Act forfeits the right of the employee to claim compensation under S. 3 of the Employees Compensation Act?

Bombay High Court: S.G. Mehare, J. allowed an appeal against the order passed by the Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation and Judge Labour

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Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to remove requirement of minimum educational qualification for transport vehicle drivers

In a move to benefit skilled persons from economically underprivileged sections of the society, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has