Case Law Analysis
|Supreme Court of India
Motor Vehicles Act | State Liable for Accidents Involving Requisitioned Vehicles During Public Use : SC Shifts Liability from Insurer to Requisitioning Authority
The Supreme Court ruled that when a vehicle is requisitioned by the State for public purposes like elections, the requisitioning authority-not the insurer-bears liability for accidents. This holding clarifies that statutory control under the Motor Vehicles Act overrides legal ownership, directly impacting government bodies and insurers in similar claims.
