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All New Trucks to have Air-Conditioned Cabins from Next Financial Year(23.11.2016)

Government, through an amendment to Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, has made it mandatory for manufacturers and truck body-builders to fit air-conditioners i.....

Tags : New Trucks, Air-Conditioned Cabins, Motor Vehicle Act, 1988

SC: Negligent Driver’s Legal Heirs are Not Entitled to Compensation under MV Act(03.07.2025)

Supreme Court has observed that legal heirs of a deceased person who was driving the vehicle negligently cannot claim compensation under the Motor Veh.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Legal Heirs, Motor Vehicle Act

P&H HC: Widow’s Remarriage Not a Ground to Deny Compensation Under MV Act(27.11.2023)

Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that simply because widow of the deceased got re-married, it could not be a reason to deprive of her claim unde.....

Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Compensation, Widow, Motor Vehicle Act

Gujarat HC: ‘Self-Negligence’ Bars Compensation to Heirs of Driver Killed at Unmanned Crossing(26.10.2026)

Gujarat High Court upheld the dismissal of a compensation claim petition filed by the heirs of an auto-rickshaw driver killed by a train at an unmanne.....

Tags : Self- Negligence; Compensation; Motor Vehicle Act

Supreme Court: Murder Inside a Vehicle Does Not Qualify For Motor Accident Compensation(23.07.2026)

Supreme Court held that the mere involvement of a motor vehicle in events leading to a person's death does not entitle claimants to compensation under.....

Tags : Motor Vehicle Act; Compensation; Death

SC: Insurer's Office Location Alone can't Confer Jurisdiction for Claim under MV Act(17.09.2026)

Supreme Court held that under Section 166(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, territorial jurisdiction may arise where the claimant carries on business, but.....

Tags : Insurer; Motor Vehicle Act; Territorial Jurisdiction