Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 · Chapter XIII: Offences, Penalties and Procedure
Section 180: Allowing unauthorised persons to drive vehicles
Whenever, being the owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle, causes, or permits, any other person who does not satisfy the provisions of section 3 or section 4 to drive the vehicle shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine [of five thousand rupees], or with both.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 180
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Sachin Yallappa Usulkar & Ors. v. Vijayata & Ors.
Whether the impugned judgment and order passed by the Courts below warrant any interference in so far as the award of compensation is concerned. Whether appellant no.2, who was minor at the time of incident, was…
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M/S Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rambha Devi & Ors.
(i) Whether a driver holding a Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) license (for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of less than 7,500 kgs) as per Section 10(2)(d), which specifies ‘Light Motor Vehicle’, can operate a ‘Transport…