Ashok Gangadhar Maratha vs Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd on 2 September, 1999
7. In this case the driver was authorized to drive a car or a jeep which is a light motor vehicle. Tata Mobile is a light motor vehicle which is authorized to carry 4 passengers and some goods. In effect, Tata Mobile is a hybrid between a car and a jeep. Admittedly at the time of the accident no goods were carried in this vehicle. Accordingly, this case is squarely covered by the judgment of the Apex Court in Ashok Gangadhar Maratha v. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. (supra).