Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd vs Sh. Naveen Sharma on 4 April, 2013
In the present case Mr. Saklani, counsel for the opposite parties had submitted the
judgment of our own High Court given in case titled Oriental Insurance
Company Limited Vs. Dashoda Devi and Others 2009 STPL(HJ)2855 HP, in our chamber on 01.04.2013, wherein
it was held that Light motor vehicle
included both a transport and a non-transport vehicle. Vehicle in question, a
light motor vehicle as covered under definition clause 2(21) of Act, as unladen weight of vehicle not exceed 7500 kgs. - Thus, driver possessed with a valid and effective
driving license to drive possessed with a valid and effective driving license
to drive light motor vehicle-No merit in appeal and dismissed. These conclusions are based upon the
definition of the Light Motor Vehicles Act,1988. There is no dispute about the legal
preposition laid down in this judgment. This judgment is not applicable in the
present case in view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case.