Supreme Court of India · 2020-06-08
U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs RAJENDRI DEVI
- Citation / case number
- SC 2017/21786
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- U.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION
- Respondent
- RAJENDRI DEVI
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN SINHA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) is liable to pay compensation for a vehicular accident involving a bus owned by it, as per the principles established in the case of Kailash Narthi Kothari (1997) 7 SCC 481. The Court clarified that the liability for compensation lies with the UPSRTC and not the insurance company, as the bus was under the control of UPSRTC at the time of the accident. The Court upheld the decision of the lower court regarding the compensation amount and the responsibility of UPSRTC to pay the same.