Sec.
12 - Driving Schools - Circular issued by the Commissioner to the driving
schools, that school address should not be given as temporary address by the
applicants for driving licence is illegal and set aside. Testing regions should
be opened in sub-regions also.
[ All Kerala Motor Driving School Workers Welfare Association vs State of Kerala.
1999 (2) KLT 217 = 1999(1) KLJ 782.]
Service - Driving licence can be said to be valid till the lapse of one month grace time granted as per Sec. 10 of the Motor Vehicles Act - Therefore on the date of submission of application candidate is qualified. [Satheesh.N. Vs. Kerala State Public Service Commission and another, 2002 (1) KLT 785. . (K.A.Abdul Gafoor (J)]
- Sec.147(1) - Driver engaged met with an accident while on duty - Not necessary that he should be permanently appointed -Words used in clause (a) is "engaged in driving the vehicle " and not engaged as permanent driver as contended by the Insurance Company - Insurance Company is liable to pay compensation . [National Insurance Company Limited Vs. Nimmy and others, 2002 (2) KLT SN.183.P.148. J.B. Koshy and K.K. Denesan (JJ)]