Supreme Court of India
Pepsu Road Transport Corporation v. National Insurance Company,
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From the headnote
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: c s. 149 (2) (a) (ii) - Plea of fake driving licence raised by insurer-Held: Onus is on the insurer to establish the defence - As far as owner of vehicle is concerned, when he hires a driver, he has to check whether the driver has a valid driving licence - Thereafter he has to satisfy himself as to the 0 competence of the driver - If that is done, it can be said that the owner had taken reasonable care in employing a person who is qualified and competent to drive the vehicle - He is not expected to verify the genuineness of driving licence with the licensing…
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Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Hind Samachar Ltd. (delhi Unit v. National Insurance Company Ltd. & Ors.
- 2018 Ram Chandra Singh v. Rajaram and Ors.
- 2020 Nirmala Kothari v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 not applicable
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