Supreme Court of India

Pepsu Road Transport Corpn. Patiala, through its General Manager v. Kulwant Kaur & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 2 S.C.R. 967
Bench Dr. Arljit Pasayat and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 23 February 2009

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 : c s.140 - No fault liability - Accident on 15-10-1982 - Claim petition on 30-11-1982 - Order passed by MACT - - Appeal -High Court placed reliance upon s. 140 of the 1998 Act as amended w.e.f 14-11-1994 and after taking the view that the amended provision operated with retrospective effect, 0 ' directed payment of Rs. 50, 0001- as "no fault liability" - · Justification of- Held: Not justified - High Court was wrong in its view about the retrospective operation of s. 140 - In any event, the 1988 Act can have ho application in respect of a claim petition filed on

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