Motor Accident
Compensation—Issue of liability—High Court vide impugned order affirmed the findings of MACT and held that vehicle owner failed to produce the original permit and also could not get the same proved calling the person from the Transport Department, in absence, the Claims Tribunal rightly decided the issue of liability against the owner—Appeal—On the date of accident, the appellant did not have a valid and effective permit to ply the offending vehicle on the route where accident took place—Concurrent findings of fact do not warrant any interference since they do not outrageously defy the logic as to suffer from the vice of irrationality and neither incur the blame of being perverse—Appeal dismissed. 
[Paras 5 to 9]
Guidelines and directions issued to the Claim Tribunals, the High Courts and the State Authorities for adjudication of claims under Motor Vehicles Act, effective implementation of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Act and the Rules framed thereunder, motor accident case having multiple claimants, separate claim petitions in territorial jurisdiction of different High Courts, timely registration of first accident report by police and transfer of claim petitions etc.
[Para 62]
Motor Vehicles Amendment Rules, 2020
Rule 30—Issue of liability—Where the insurance company disputes the liability, the Claims Tribunal is duty bound to record the evidence through the local commissioner and the fee/expenses of such local commissioner shall be borne by the insurance company.
[Para 61]