Supreme Court of India

Pawan Kumar & Anr. Etc. v. M/s Harkishan Dass Mohan Lal & Ors

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Reported as [2014] 4 S.C.R. 1
Decided 29 January 2014

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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: c Fatal accident - Collusion between a truck and a jeep -­ Claim petition in respect of victims traveling in jeep - High Court apportioning the liability of driver/owner of truck at 70% and that of driver/owner of jeep at 30% -- Held: Since the victims were third parties, High Court was not correct in 0 apportioning the liability for the accident between drivers! owners of the two vehicles -- Drivers/owners of both the vehicles are jointly and severally liable to pay compensation and it is open to claimants to enforce the award against both or any of them -- Order of

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