Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(r), Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 3(3) -- Unfair trade practice - Car - Maruti Zen - One-time life tax - Rs. 14,000/- charged by Authority taking unladen weight as 730/- kgs. - Demand raised by Authority of Rs.4,800/- on ground that actual unladen weight of Maruti Zen Car was 755 kgs. - Explained by petitioner-OP that at the..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 -- Accident - Owner permitted vehicle to be driven by a minor who does not possess a valid licence - Liability of Insurance company - Insurance company not liable - Entire liability to satisfy the award would that of owner of vehicle...........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Motor Accident - Award of compensation - Challenge by driver-cum-owner of offending vehicle - As per evidence on record the accident took place due to rash and negligent driving of tractor by appellant/driver - Also, a tort feaser cannot get benefit of pension received by widow of deceased - Therefore, award of compensation, proper...........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g), Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 2(21) -- Insurance claim - Repudiation - Light Motor Vehicle - Driving licence - Not having endorsement to drive transport vehicle - The goods/transport vehicle in question was having unladen weight of 2950 kgs and its laden weight 6950 kgs. which was less than 7500 kgs. prescribed for light..........
Constitution of India, 1950, Article 227, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 166 -- Release of amount of compensation - Son died in motor vehicle accident - Claim petition by parents - M. A. C. T. awarded compensation - Directed the deposit of the compensation in the fixed deposit in nationalized bank for five years - Application for release of compensation - Declined -..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1)(g) -- Motor Vehicles Act, 1986, Ss.2(21), 3, 75(2) - Insurance claim - Repudiation - Driving licence - Vehicle involved in accident a transport vehicle Tata-407 a public carrier - Driver of vehicle not possessing requisite valid driving licence to drive "LMV Tata 407 on the date of accident thus committed breach of the terms of..........
Consumer Protection Act, 1986, Section 2(1),(g),14(1),(d) -- India Motor Tariff Regulation, GR, 10 - Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 157 - Punitive costs - Insurance claim - Repudiation - Ground that policy was not transferred in favour of the new purchaser - Regulation suppressed by the respondent Insurance Company with regard to the transfer of the vehicle and the..........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 168, 173 -- Motor accident - Insurance company - Not liable in a case where passengers of a vehicle are not third parties...........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 140, 173 -- Motor accident - Compensation - No fault liability - S.140 makes the owner of vehicle liable but not the insurer per se - S.140 of the act does not contemplate that an Insurance Company shall also be liable to deposit the amount while it has no fault whatsoever in terms of sub-section (2) and S.147 of the Act...........
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 147 -- Accident - Compensation - Award not covered by S.147 of Motor Vehicles Act - Supreme Court exercised extra ordinary jurisdiction under Article 142 of Constitution and directed the Insurance Company to pay the amount of award and recover the same from owner of vehicle...........
