Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 36 · Decided 12 January 2011
Pushpa @ Leela & ORS. v. Shakuntala & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 36 · [2011] 1 S.C.R. 334
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6924/2005
- Decided
- 12 January 2011
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: ~ c s. 166 read with ss.2(30) and 50- Fatal accident- Claim petitions by heirs of deceased persons - At the time of accident offending truck in possession of transferee but change of ownership not recorded in registration certificate - Tr_uck covered under insurance owner - Claims Tribunal held the claimants entitled to compensation - Liability to pay compensation - HELD: In view of the omission to change the name of owner in certificate of registration, the transferor (recorded owner) must be deemed to continue as the owner of the vehicle for E the
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