Supreme Court of India
Naveen Kumar V. Vijay Kumar and Ors. v. Vijay Kumar and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the above reasons we allow the appeal and direct that the liability to compensate the claimants in terms of the judg ment of the Tribunal will stand fastened upon the First respondent.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988– s.2(30) – ‘Owner’ – Motor vehicle driven in reverse gear hit two persons – One died on the spot, while the other received multiple injuries – Vehicle invo lved in the accident was registered in the name of First respondent – How ever, before Motor Accident Claims Tribunal successive transfer s of the vehicle was put forth as a defence to the claim – Tribunal held the First respondent liable along with the driver of the vehicle as the registration certificate of the offending vehicle c ontinued to be in his name – Appeal by First respondent before High Court, al lowed
Authorities it was built on
- 2008 M/s. Godavari Finance Co. v. Degala Satyanarayanamma & Ors.
- 2004 Ramesh Mehta v. Sanwal Chand Singhvi and Ors.
- 2004 Mukesh K. Tripathi v. Sr. Divisional Manager, Lic and Ors.
- 1997 Rajasthan Road Transport Corporation v. Kailash Nath Kothari and Ors. Etc. Etc.
- 2011 Pushpa @ Leela & Ors. v. Shakuntala & Ors.
- 2007 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Deepa Devi and Ors.
- 2001 Dr. T. V. Jose v. Chacko P.M. @ Thankachan and Ors.
- 2006 M/s. Pandey & Co. Builders Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Bihar and Anr.
- 2011 Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation v. Kulsum & Ors.
- 2001 The State of Maharashtra v. Indian Medical Association and Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2020 Surendra Kumar Bhilawe v. The New India Assurance Company Limited
- 2024 Karikho Kri v. Nuney Tayang and Another
- 2019 M/s. Balwant Singh & Sons v. National Insurance Company Ltd & Anr.
- 2020 Ramkhiladi & Anr. v. The United India Insurance Company & Anr.
Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to · 1 not applicable
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