Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 902 · Decided 10 July 2009
New India Assurance CO. LTD. v. Suresh Chandra Aggarwal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 902 · [2009] 10 S.C.R. 885
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 44/2003
- Decided
- 10 July 2009
- Bench
- D.K. JAIN, B. SUDERSHAN REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 3, 5, 15(1), 15; Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
" Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: ss. 3,5 and 15(1), proviso - Renewal of driving licence - c Effective date - HELD : If a licence is renewed within 30 days of its expiry, renewal dates back to the date of its expiry- But, when an application for renewal of a licence is fifed after more than 30 to s. 15(1) is attracted and the licence is renewed only with effect from the date of D its renewal and in the interregnum there is no effective licence - In the instant case, proviso to s.15(1) is attracted and there was no valid and effective licence on date of accident - Besides, the driver
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