Search Results for Tag : Driving Licence

News

Court Slams Compensation of Rs. 12 Lakhs in Motor Vehicle Accident Case(08.02.2016)

A trial court, while ordering a compensation of over Rs 12 lakh for family members of auto-driver, who was killed in road-accident due to rash and neg.....

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Delhi HC: Can’t Suspend Driving Licence Arbitrarily(13.05.2016)

Delhi HC has directed traffic police and transport department not to suspend driving licences without giving alleged violators an opportunity to defen.....

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Gujarat HC: Insurance Company Cannot be Liable for Indemnity if Driver Does Not Have Valid Licence(01.02.2022)

Gujarat High Court has held that an insurance company cannot be held liable for indemnity if the driver of the offending vehicle does not have a valid.....

Tags : Gujarat High Court, Indemnity, Valid Driving Licence

Allahabad HC: Insurance Company Cannot be Permitted to Avoid Liability on Lack of Driving Licence(16.02.2022)

Allahabad High Court has observed the insurance company cannot be permitted to avoid its liability only on the ground that the person driving the vehi.....

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Cancel Licences of Drivers Using Cell Phones: Uttarakhand High Court(25.06.2018)

Uttarakhand High Court has directed the State to issue directions authorizing cancellation of licences of drivers found using cellphones while driving.....

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SC: Person Having Driving Licence for LMV Can Drive Vehicle Less than 7500 Kg(06.11.2024)

Supreme Court has held that a person having a driving licence for a light motor vehicle (LMV) is allowed to drive a transport vehicle weighing less th.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Driving Licence, Light Motor Vehicle

Cal HC: Invalid DL on Date of Accident Constitutes Violation of T&C of Insurance Policy(28.11.2024)

Cal. HC has held that when the driving licence of driver is not valid on the date of accident, it constitutes a violation of the terms and conditions .....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Driving Licence, Insurance Policy

Notifications & Circulars

Avoiding Multiple Driving Licences(07.01.2019)

A National Database has been created on Driving Licenses and Vehicle registration. NIC has been entrusted with the design, development, computerizatio.....

Tags : Driving Licences, Multiplicity, Avoidance

Centre Extends Validity of Driving Licences, Registrations, Fitness Certificates & Permits(25.08.2020)

Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the validity of documents like driving licenses, permits and registration that expired since 1st .....

Tags : Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Validity of Driving Licences

SC: Unless Licence is Prima Facie Invalid, Burden Upon Insurer to Prove Failure on Part of Owner(01.11.2023)

Supreme Court has held that once a seemingly valid driving licence is produced by a person employed to drive a vehicle, unless such licence is demonst.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Driving Licence, Due Diligence

Kar. HC: No Presumption of Contributory Negligence Merely Because Driver Didn’t Possess DL(04.10.2023)

Karnataka High Court has modified the order of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal that laid contributory negligence to deceased, saying he did not possess.....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, Contributory Negligence, Driving Licence

Delhi High Court: Driving Licence Not Fake Solely For Not Being Converted Into a Smart Card(01.04.2026)

Delhi High Court held that a booklet-format driving licence cannot be deemed fake for not being a smart card, and dismissed an insurer’s appeal agains.....

Tags : Driving Licence, Smart Card, Fake

Supreme Court: Driving Licence Renewal After a Gap Will Not Take Effect From Expiry Date(22.12.2025)

Supreme Court upheld the Telangana State Level Police Recruitment Board’s view that candidates whose driving licences expired and were renewed after a.....

Tags : Driving Licence, Expiry Date, Gap

Judgments

Larger bench to determine issue on 'light' transport vehicle licence(11.02.2016)

Does one holding a licence to drive a light motor vehicles require an endorsement to drive a transport vehicle even it falls within the class of light.....

Tags : Driving licence, transport vehicle, lmv

Cancellation of driving license for all classes or description of vehicles permanently is excessive(12.03.2020)

Petitioner impugns judgment whereby the appeal of the Petitioner impugning order on conviction has been dismissed, however the order on sentence has .....

Tags : Driving licence, Cancellation, Legality