In Head-On Collision, Liability Cannot Be Fixed on One Driver Alone Without Careful Scrutiny of Circumstances: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of India has delivered an important judgment clarifying principles of negligence in road accident cases under Motor Vehicles Act Law On Negligence. The Court held that in cases of head-on collision, it is improper to place the entire blame on one driver without carefully examining the conduct of all parties involved. Background of the dispute The case arose from a fatal road accident involving a collision between…