Supreme Court of India

M/s Chatha Service Station v. Lalmati Devi & Ors.

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Reported as [2025] 5 S.C.R. 435
Bench Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 7 April 2025

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Issue for Consideration Whether the Tribunal was justified in directing the insurer to pay the award amount and recover it from the owner and driver of the offending vehicle carrying hazardous goods, in view of the absence of an endorsement in the driving licence of the driver as required under s.11 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 r/w r.9 of the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. Headnotes† Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – ss.11, 14, 41 – Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 – r.9 – Motor accident involving an oil tanker killing a bicyclist and a pedestrian – Tribunal directed the insurer to pay the

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