Big news for driving license holders. The Supreme Court recently gave an important and historic verdict, which can cause relief for millions of driving license holders. Chief Justice D.Y. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice Chandrachud allowed those holding a license of a light motor vehicle (LMV) to drive transport vehicles weighing up to 7,500 kg.
What was the case?
This legal question sparked a dispute between the insurance companies and the courts. The insurance companies argued that when a person drives a transport vehicle under the LMV license and an accident occurs, the orders to compensate them are not correct. He said that LMV license holders should not be allowed to drive heavy vehicles, as a separate license is required for it.
With this decision, LMV license holders can also transport vehicles weighing up to 7,500 kg, which will open up many new possibilities for them. After this decision, there will be some new approach for insurance companies, as now they will have to pay insurance in such cases, where LMV driving license holders are victims of accidents in transport vehicles.
What was the first rule?
Earlier, the Motor Vehicles Act clearly stated that an LMV license holder did not have the right to drive transport vehicles weighing more than 7,500 kg. The issue had cropped up in court earlier, especially in the Mukund Devangan vs Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. case, where the question was raised whether an LMV license holder has the right to drive vehicles weighing up to 7,500 kg. The Supreme Court sent it to the Constitution Bench, and now the matter has been decided.
What happens now?
Following this ruling, insurance companies will have to review their claims, and now LMV license holders will also have to understand their responsibility to run transport vehicles. Apart from this, the impact of this decision can also be seen in the form of changes in the Motor Vehicles Act. The central government has accepted this decision, and now the rules will be amended based on it.
This decision of the Supreme Court has brought good news for millions of people. Now, people holding LMV driving licenses will be able to drive bigger vehicles, which will create new jobs and business opportunities for them. However, along with this, insurance companies and the government will also work on new rules to implement this change.
