Law
PIL in Supreme Court challenges registration of child marriages in Rajasthan
The registration of child marriages will now be allowed in Rajasthan, according to a bill passed by the state assembly on Friday. After a stormy debate, the House passed the Compulsory Registration of Marriages Amendment bill of Rajasthan.
Under this new bill, information on child marriage must be furnished within 30 days of the wedding. In the debate, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal argued that registration of child marriages does not imply that they will be considered valid.
According to the new law, the marriage registration officer will do the registration up to the block level. The bill provides that if the girl’s age at the time of marriage is less than 18 years and the boy’s age is less than 21, then her parents will have to inform the registration officer within 30 days.
News Source : Republicworld.com
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No separate license needed by LMV license holder to drive transport vehicles: SC
The judgement is a jolt to insurance companies which had been rejecting claims if accidents involved transport vehicles of a particular weight and if the drivers were not authorised to drive them
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that a person holding a driving licence for a light motor vehicle (LMV) will now be able to drive a transport vehicle weighing less than 7,500 kg.
The decision by a five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud came on a clutch of petitions filed by insurance companies challenging a 2017 decision by a three-judge bench which made it possible for LMV license holders to drive transport vehicles.
The insurance firms claimed that the decision required to be reversed as it would allow a person with LMV license to drive a bus, truck or a road roller, jeopardising the lives of citizens and increasing the burden on insurance companies to pay compensation.
The bench, also comprising justices Hrishikesh Roy, PS Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal, and Manoj Misra said, “Road safety is a serious public issue” as it noted that in 2023 alone, road accidents claimed over 1.7 million lives.
“Parties have not brought any empirical data that LMV license holder driving transport vehicles were causing accidents”, the bench said.
Also Read:Chandigarh: Insurance firms ask SC to reverse 2017 ruling on LMV licences for transport vehicles
Acting on the appeals by upholding its 2017 decision in Mukund Dewangan case, the court said that for licensing purpose, LMV and transport vehicles are not separate categories.
It added that the additional training and eligibility criteria specified under Motor Vehicles Act (MV Act) will apply to persons who wish to drive transport vehicles exceeding 7,500 kg. These will include medium goods and passenger vehicles and heavy goods and passenger vehicles.
The top court considered the issue of livelihoods as it said that the 2017 decision allowed a driver of a common man to even drive a transport vehicle. As this involved the livelihood of these drivers, the court had, during the proceedings, asked the Centre to consider a way out by bringing amendments to the law.
Attorney General R Venkataramani had informed the court that the amendments are yet to be finalised as the same is pending with the ministry of road transport and highways (MoRTH) piloting the amendments.
The bench did not comment anything on the said process as the AG had assured the court that the amendments will be notified in due course.
“We hope the comprehensive amendments will address the issue”, the bench said.
The insurance companies submitted that the 2017 decision had serious implications for road safety as it would permit an auto rickshaw driver to drive a road roller, a school bus or a contract carriage without going through the stringent checks meant for transport vehicle drivers, for whom a rigorous 30-day training course is mandated before acquiring a license.
The bench also heard arguments from individuals who benefited by the 2017 decision as it was pointed out that private vehicles falling in the category of LMV are increasingly being used as cabs and taxis.
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