Penalty for violation of safety measures for motor cycle drivers and pillion riders. - Whoever drives a motor cycle or causes or allows a motor cycle
injuries suffered by the
deceased Rajinder Singh who was a pillion rider, as the insurance
policy was a statutory policy, and hence ... Judge Bench, while dealing with the issue whether a pillion rider on
a scooter would be a third party within the meaning of Section
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
128. Safety measures for drivers and pillion riders. - (1) No driver of a two-wheeled motor cycle shall carry more than ... safety measures for the drivers of two-wheeled motor cycles and pillion riders thereon. [129. Wearing of protective headgear. - Every person, above four years
Thankamani
(hereinafter referred to as the deceased) was travelling as a pillion rider on
a scooter on 20.10.1993. She fell down from the scooter ... written
statement, inter alia, raised a contention that she being a pillion rider and,
thus, a gratuitous passenger, the insurance policy did not cover
State Of Maharashtra Vs. Respondent: ... vs Sukhdev Singh Alias Sukha And Others on 15 July
motorcycle,
bearing registration number RJ25 SA 6923, along with a
pillion rider, one Rajulal Khateek, when the motorcycle
collided with a bus coming from ... resulted in the death of
Sitaram and severe injuries to the pillion rider, Rajulal
Khateek. Thereafter, the appellants and the parents of the
deceased Sitaram
authors on considering the large scale use of two wheelers with pillion riders and carriage of gratuitous occupants in private car have given their opinion ... authors also observed as follows:
The liability of insurer to a pillion rider and a gratuitous occupant would depend upon the cover granted by insurer
gratuitous passenger travelling in a private car would apply to a pillion rider carried on a two wheeler gratuitously. According to the claimant ... United India Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Tilak Singh ]. The deceased a pillion rider,was a gratuitous passenger. The Supreme Court held that the insurance company
deceased was travelling in a motor cycle as one of the pillion riders, the bus belonging to the appellant Corporation bearing Registration ... that the deceased was travelling in the motor cycle as a pillion rider along with another deceased Mr. Usman. Both the deceased were travelling
distance. He
also reported to the police that accused along with pillion rider also fell
from the vehicle, as a result of which, master Rakesh ... pillion
rider also sustained grievous injuries on their person and were taken to
Zonal Hospital Kullu, for treatment. He specifically reported that
accident took place