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M/s. Godavari Finance Co. v. Degala Satyanarayanamma & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 6 S.C.R. 231
Decided 10 April 2008

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15 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 2 (30) and 168 - Motor I accident - Compensation - Offending vehicle subject of Hire Purchase Agreement - Liability of the financer of the vehicle c treating it as the owner - Courts below holding it liable - On appeal, held: The liability to pay compensation is not on the financer- In such matters ordinarily financer not to be treated as the owner- The person in possession of the vehicle would be the owner- Hence- It is essential to find out the liability of the person who is involved in the use of the vehicles or the person who is vicariously liable. Words and

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 relied on · 1 referred to · 11 mentioned

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