Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 479 · Decided 10 April 2008
M/S. Godavari Finance CO. v. Degala Satyanarayanamma & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 479 · [2008] 6 S.C.R. 231
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2725/2008
- Decided
- 10 April 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, V.S. SIRPURKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 2(30), 168, 2
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 2 (30) and 168 - Motor I accident - Compensation - Offending vehicle subject of Hire Purchase Agreement - Liability of the financer of the vehicle c treating it as the owner - Courts below holding it liable - On appeal, held: The liability to pay compensation is not matters ordinarily financer not to be treated as the owner- The person in possession of the vehicle would be the owner- Hence- It is essential to find out the liability of D the person who is involved in the use of the vehicles or the person who is vicariously liable. Words and Phrases- 'Owner' -
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