Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 62 · Decided 29 January 2014
Pawan Kumar & ANR. ETC. v. M/S Harkishan Dass Mohan Lal & Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 62 · [2014] 4 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5906/2008
- Decided
- 29 January 2014
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, SHIVA KIRTI SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: A B c Fatal accident - Collusion between a truck and a jeep -­ Claim petition in respect of victims traveling in jeep - High Court apportioning the liability of driver/owner of truck at 70% and that of driver/owner of jeep at 30% -- Held: Since parties, High Court was not correct in 0 apportioning the liability for the accident between drivers! owners of the two vehicles -- Drivers/owners of both the vehicles are jointly and severally liable to pay compensation and it is open to claimants to enforce the award against both or any of
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