- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Decided
- 5 January 2004
- Bench
- V. N. Khare, S. B. Sinha
- Result
- Petition dismissed.
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988-Motor Accident-Driver holding /earner's licence-Compensation-Awarded-Held: Award of compensation justified as learner's licence is also a valid licence.
National Insurance Co. ltd. v. Swrrran Singh and Ors., 120041 3 SCC 297, relied on.
Headnote as published in the Digital Supreme Court Reports by the Supreme Court of India. Paragraph references point to the judgment below.
Judgment
V. N. KHARE, CJ. This Special Leave Petition is covered by a judgment of this Court in SLP (Civil) No. 9027 of 2003, National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Swaran Singh & Ors, delivered today where it has been held that the learner's licence is also a valid licence.
It is accordingly dismissed.
Case details
Arising from
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Special Leave Petition (C) No. 921S of 2003.
From the Judgment and Order dated 28.1.2003 of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in F.A.O. No. 434 of 2003.
Appearances
Atul Nanda, Ms. Veena Nanda and P.N. Puri for the Petitioner.
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