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  • Liability of Registered Owner - The court held that the registered owner remains liable for compensation as long as their name is reflected in the RTO records, despite transfer of vehicle ownership. The liability is primarily on the registered owner, with liability also fastened on the driver and owner of the vehicle. The appellant's argument about non-responsibility due to vehicle transfer was rejected. This view is supported by the Supreme Court decision in Prakash Chand Daga v. Saveta Sharma (2019) 2 SCC 747, reaffirming that ownership status in RTO records determines liability IND_2024_CGHC_16893, IND0000184627.

  • Court Rulings on Ownership and Liability - The courts emphasize that as long as the owner's name remains in the RTO records, they are liable for vehicle-related liabilities, regardless of transfer or sale. This principle was upheld in multiple cases, including the Supreme Court judgment which clarifies that transfer of ownership does not automatically absolve the registered owner from liability unless the ownership is formally transferred and recorded IND_2024_CGHC_16893, IND0000184627.

  • Precedents and Doctrine of Stare Decisis - The courts have adhered to established legal principles, citing precedents like Ramesh Chand Daga v. Rameshwari Bai and others, emphasizing consistency in rulings related to property, liability, and legal interpretations. The doctrine of stare decisis ensures that past judgments remain binding unless overruled by higher courts IND_2024_CGHC_16893, IND0000184627.

  • Additional Context - Other sources discuss related legal issues such as land amendments, religious institution status, and procedural aspects of legal appeals. These highlight the judiciary's approach to maintaining legal consistency and addressing specific factual contexts, but the core takeaway remains the liability of registered vehicle owners as per the Supreme Court's ruling in Prakash Chand Daga IND0000184627.


Analysis and Conclusion

The key insight from the sources is that the liability of the registered vehicle owner persists as long as their name appears in the RTO records, regardless of ownership transfer, as confirmed by the Supreme Court in Prakash Chand Daga. This principle underscores the importance of formal ownership transfer procedures to absolve liability, and the courts consistently uphold this stance to ensure accountability. The doctrine of stare decisis further reinforces the stability of this legal interpretation.

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Abdul Rashid vs Lakhan Singh Gond

2024 Supreme(Online)(CG) 4703 India - High Court of Chhattisgarh

Arvind Kumar Verma, J

(Paras 2, 8, 12) ... ... (B) Liability of registered owner - The court held that ... ... ... Findings of Court: ... The registered owner remains liable for compensation while his name is reflected in the RTO despite ... fastening liability on the driver and the owner of the vehicle - The appellant argued non-responsibility due to vehicle transfer - The court ... 13) The view of the Court stands fortiied by the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Prakash #HL_ST....

S. G. P. Committee VS M. P. Dass Chela

1998 4 Supreme 411 India - Supreme Court

M.SRINIVASAN, G.N.RAY

claiming that the institution was not a Sikh Guru­dwara but it was a Dera of Udasi Sadhus-Tribunal holding it is a Sikh Gurudwara-High Court ... While dealing with the first question with regard to the locus standi of Mahant Puran Dass the learned Judge has referred to the principle laid down by a Full Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Mahant Dharam Dass Chela Karam Prakash v. ... The Shiromani Gurudwa­ra Prabandhak Committee9, a Division Bench of the High Court to which Justice Tiwana was a party observed th....

Defendant vs Jamila Khatoon

2015 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 41458 India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA

D.N. Upadhyay, J

... ... Findings of Court: ... The courts found the plaintiff's claim of ownership valid, supported by the chain of inheritance, ... ... ... Ratio Decidendi: The court affirmed that the landlord-tenant relationship was well established and default in rental payments ... That the High Court cannot proceed to hear the second appeal without formulating a substantial question of law in light of the provisions contained in Section 100 C.P.C. has been reiterated in Panchugopal Barua v. Umesh Chandra Goswami, Sheel Chand v.....

State of Haryana VS Jai Singh

2025 0 Supreme(SC) 1698 India - Supreme Court

B. R. GAVAI, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA, K. V. VISWANATHAN

declared amendment unconstitutional, ruling that unutilized ‘bachat’ lands do not vest with the Gram Panchayat - Appeals by the ... Articles 31-A and 300-A - Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961 - Haryana Act No. 9 of 1992 - Amendment challenged - High Court ... (Paras 12, 38, 63) ... ... (C) Doctrine of Stare Decisis - The court adhered ... State of Orissa and Others , (2006) 1 SCC 638, Ramesh Chand Daga v. Rameshwari Bai , (2005) 4 SCC 772 and Gajraj Singh and Others v. ... This #HL_ST....

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2024 0 Supreme(Chh) 291 India - Chhattisgarh

RAMESH SINHA, ARVIND KUMAR VERMA

(Paras 2-3) ... ... Findings of Court: ... Convictions upheld despite reliance on circumstantial ... (Paras 72, 140) ... ... Ratio Decidendi: The court concluded that while there were lapses in ... evidence, as the court found a complete chain linking the named defendants with the alleged conspiracy and their subsequent actions ... Though the investigation of the present case was taken over by the CBI, but it appears that the CBI was under some influence of the Central Government, as the ruling party in the Centre....

State Bank of India vs Mr. Thota Madhu

2024 Supreme(Online)(NCLT) 1101 India - National Company Law Tribunal

SHRI. RAJEEV BHARDWAJ, J, SHRI. SANJAY PURI, T

(Paras 1-2. 2.3) ... ... Findings of Court: ... Court affirmed the application to commence Insolvency ... (Paras 15-19) ... ... Ratio Decidendi: The court held that the liability of a Personal Guarantor ... (Paras 19, 20, 28) ... ... (B) Limitation - The court emphasized that the commencement ... Rajendra Narottamdas Sheth and Anr versus Chandra Prakash Jain and Anr, Civil Appeal No.4222 of 2020 (Supreme Court). vi. Tejas Khandhar versus Bank of Baroda, Company Appeal (AT) (Inso....

Nikhil Soni VS Union of India

2015 0 Supreme(Raj) 516 India - Rajasthan

SUNIL AMBWANI, VEERENDR SINGH SIRADHANA

In paragraph 5 of the reply, affirmed by Shri Om Prakash Sharma, Addl.S.P. ... A reply has been filed by Shri Vimal Chand Daga, Secretary of Stanakvasi Jain Shravak Sangh, Jaipur impleaded as respondent no.3. ... In requesting the new hearing, a plea was raised that a Federal Judge in Tempa should have considered the entire State Court record and not whether previous Florida Court''s ruling met legal standards under State law. ... Her husband applied to the Court for ....

M/S. SRI . ADICHUNCHANAGIRI SHILKSHANA TRUST MANDYA vs THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX  CENTRAL CIRCLE-2(4)  BENGALURU

2025 Supreme(Online)(ITAT) 3289 India - Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (Bangalore Bench)

Prashant Maharishi, VP, Soundararajan K., J

(Paras 4, 5, 6, 9) ... ... Findings of Court: ... The court found ... (Paras 50, 51) ... ... Ratio Decidendi: The court emphasized that entries in loose sheets or ... In this regard, reliance is placed on the rulings of the Assam High Court (‘HC’) in Tolaram Daga v. CIT (59 ITR 632) and that of the Gauhati HC in Dhansiram Agarwalla v. CIT (217 ITR 4). xxvii. ... The CIT(A) granted this relief considering the ruling of the Hon. Bangalore ITAT in the Appellant’s si....

DAGA RAM SAHU vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH

2024 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 5964 India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

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United India Insurance Company Ltd. vs Raksha Devi

2024 Supreme(Online)(HP) 822 India - IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Jyotsna Rewal Dua

To the similar effect is the judgment in Prakash Chand Daga Vs. Saveta Sharma and others , [(2019) 2 SCC 747] . ... Taking note of various precedents in time line including the above referred judgments in Prakash Chand Daga and Naveen Kumar cases (supra), it was held that so long as the name of the registered owner continues in the certificate of registration in the records of the RTO, that person as an owner would ... (31) In the ruling supra, it was held that the....

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