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Supreme Court News: The Supreme Court said that liability under the Motor Vehicles Act will be proved only by reliable evidence, the law cannot be changed on the basis of sympathy alone. The case pertains to the death of two persons in an accident in August 2013 when their motorcycle was allegedly hit by a speeding canter lorry.
New Delhi. The Supreme Court on Friday said liability under the Motor Vehicles Act must be established through credible evidence, and principles of law cannot be set aside on the basis of mere sympathy. These remarks were made by the bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, which dismissed the appeals challenging an order of the Karnataka High Court.
The High Court had confirmed an order given by the Shivamogga-based Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, which had rejected the claim petitions filed by the legal representatives of two persons who died in a road accident in 2013. The Supreme Court said, “We express our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased for this tragic loss. The pain of losing our loved ones in our youth is unbearable. However, the principles of law cannot be set aside on the basis of sympathy alone.”
The court said, “Liability under the Motor Vehicles Act must be proved through reliable evidence.” The bench said that after a thorough examination of the evidence, the High Court and the Tribunal found that the appellants had failed to prove the involvement of the vehicle involved in the accident. The case pertains to the death of two persons in an accident in August 2013 when their motorcycle was allegedly hit by a speeding canter lorry.
