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2018 Supreme(Ker) 642

HRISHIKESH ROY, P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR, ANIL K.NARENDRAN, DEVAN RAMACHANDRAN
Pareed Pillai, S/O. Abdulkhader – Appellant
Versus
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant : Sri.Reji George, Smt.Anupama Johny
For the Respondent: Sri.A.R.George

JUDGMENT :

P.R.RAMACHANDRA MENON, J.

1. "Does the law declared by a Full Bench of this Court in Augustine V.M. Vs. Ayyappankutty @ Mani and Another [2015 (2) KLT 139] stand correct in declaring that, the absence of 'Permit' or 'Fitness Certificate' to the transport vehicle is only a 'technical breach' and not a 'fundamental breach', in so far as it stands contrary to the law declared by the Apex Court in National Insurance Company Vs. Challa Bharathamma [2004 (3) KLT 454] [name of the case has been subsequently corrected as per the Official Corrigendum No. F.3/Ed.B.J./96/2004 dated 01.12.2004 as National Insurance Company Vs. Challa Upendra Rao [(2004) 8 SCC 517)]. For having not made even a reference to the decision of the Apex Court, is not the above verdict liable to be declared as 'per incurium' ? Has the Full Bench considered all the relevant provisions under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1998, [referred to as the 'Act' for short], as to the necessity for having a 'Fitness Certificate' to the vehicle (in view of public safety), the necessity to have valid 'Permit', necessity to have 'Certificate of Registration' to ply the vehicle and 'deemed absence of Registration', if the vehicle i









































































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