Motor Vehicles Act

The Supreme Court has ordered every state to set up a dedicated SIT after uncovering a 'recurring and organised' fraud pattern in motor accident insurance claims, with UP alone reporting 231 FIRs.

The Supreme Court has introduced a uniform formula for Motor Accident Compensation, bringing consistency to income calculation for salaried and self-employed victims. Here's why the ruling matters for claimants, lawyers, insurers, and the future of compensation law.

The Supreme Court in New India Assurance Company Limited v. Dolly Satish Gandhi held that Mediclaim reimbursements cannot reduce MACT compensation. The ruling draws a clear distinction between private insurance benefits and statutory accident compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act.

A road crash is a moment of shattering finality. A life is lost, a limb broken, a family’s financial bedrock turned to sand. But for a brief, bewildering period in India’s legal history, the trauma of the physical accident was swiftly followed by a secondary, equally devastating blow: the guillotine of a six-month deadline. This past week, in an interim order that is far more than a technical footnote, the Supreme Court of India intervened to halt the mechanical, merciless operation of this...

In a significant ruling that clarifies the extent of state transport undertakings’ rights, the Supreme Court of India has held that no private bus operator can be granted permits to operate on interstate routes between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh if such routes overlap even partially with those reserved for the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC). The Court’s decision reaffirms the supremacy of state transport route notifications over administrative or contractual...

Supreme Court directs timely implementation of Section 162, ensuring life-saving treatment for accident victims during the golden hour.

Exploring the Bajaj Alliance vs. Rambha Devi judgment on vehicle licensing and road safety standards in India's transport sector.

Supreme Court overturns lower court’s dismissal, reaffirming preponderance of probability in motor claims.

Supreme Court rules that contributory negligence cannot be vicariously attached to passengers in motor accident claims.