Liability of -- Sale of vehicle -- Motor vehicle accident case -- Appellant has led sufficient evidence on record, which shows that the vehicle in question was indeed sold to the respondent no.7 -- Contents of the affidavit Ex.R-2 are not denied and neither is it denied that the offending vehicle was taken on Superdari by respondent no.7 – Appellant-registered owner has been rightly held liable to pay the compensation, however appellant shall be entitled to recover the amount of compensation from the respondent no. 7 after satisfying the claim.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 02.03.2020

Bus given on hire to Public Transport – Insurer’s liability -- Policy of insurance is contractual obligation between the insured and the insurer -- It has not been shown that owner could not have given bus on hire as per any provision of policy – In the absence of any stipulation prohibiting such an arrangement in the insurance policy, in view of agreement of lease, the Registered owner and insurer cannot also escape from the liability -- More so, in view of the provisions of Section 157 of the Act of 1988, the insurer cannot escape the liability.

(SC) Decided on: 27.10.2015