Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 · Chapter II: Licensing of Drivers of Motor Vehicles
Section 5: Responsibility of owners of motor vehicles for contravention of sections 3 and 4
No owner or person in charge of a motor vehicle shall cause or permit any person who does not satisfy the provisions of section 3 or section 4 to drive the vehicle.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 5
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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…
- Pawan v. The State Government of NCT of Delhi
- Dolly v. State NCT of Delhi
- Harshveer Singh Suri v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi) & Ors
- United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rakesh Kumar Arora & Ors.