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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988

S.173--Compensation--Liability of Insurance Company--Valid Driving License--License for heavy motor vehicles issued by RTA, and not by licensing Authority--Lateron, it was renewed upto 19.11.2010--No witness from office of RTA summoned to prove that license was not issued by it--Report made by licensing Authority and RTA confirm that driver was holding valid driving license to drive Heavy Motor Vehicles at time of accident--Insurance Company failed to discharge its onus--Insurance Company is solely liable to pay compensation and has no right of recovery from owner and driver of vehicle.; Haryana Industrial Company Hisar & Anr. v. Sulochna & Ors.; 2010(1) Law Herald (P&H) 601