Motor Vehicle "Law of India

fli OTORVEHICLE: LAW OF'IND.IA: t 9729

MOTOR VEHICLE "LAW OF INDIA.

(BoiDS Act VlII of 1914 togethet with all Ameadmeala up·to-date) .

AND

RULES AS FRAMED BY IMPERlAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. . MUNIOIPAL AOTS AND ),{QTO~ TERMS SUPPLEMENTS wrra • OOMMENTARY, INDIAN AND ENGLISH OASE LAW UP·TO-DATE.

M. M. KOTASTHANE, 1). A. LL. B. ADVOOA'rE, BOMBAY mGn: OOURT, HONORARY SEOBETARY. POLICB OOURT, BAB r..tBRABY. ESPLANADE. BOMBAY.

BOMBAY.

Editio... 18ao. · TOPICAL CONTENTS INTRODUCTION. TABLE OF CASES - Indian. TABLE O.F CASES - English. INDIAN MOTOR VEHICLE ACT. With Commenta.ry a.nd Case Law Englilh a.nd India.n...... , ...... P. 1-57. APPENDIX A. Sta.tement of Object a.nd Reasona-Report of the Select Committee...... P. 1-4. APPENDIX B. Motor Vehicles (Na.tive Sta.tea) Rulea ...... P. 1-2- APPE~D1X C. Motor Vehicles Interna.tiona.l Circula.tion Rules 1915 ...... P. 1-9. APPENDIX D. Bomba.y Motor Vehicles Rules 1915 loS a.lnencled up to 1928 ...... ;.... P. 1-22- APPENDIX E. Public Conveya.nce (Motor Vehicles) Rules 1922...... P. 1-13- APPENDIX F. Hules for Metor Vehicles plying for lire outside the city of Bombay 19A7 (a.mended up to June 1929 ) ...... -1'. 1-12. SUPPLEME~T 1. Motor Vehicles a.nd MuniciptLlity with Close La.w. Municipa.l Acts a.trecting Motor Vehicles...... P. 1-.8 SUPPLEMENT II. Few Hints on Motor Ca.r Ma.chine and its pa.rts. 1". 1-4. SUPPLEllE~n III. Additiona.l Ca.se La.w with a.mendmenta, ~9;~~~~~~.... ~~~~;~~~~~~ .. ~.~ .. ~.~.~~ .. ~~_.~.~ {~: :~; INDEX...... _ ...... P. 1-4. MOTOR VEHICLE LAW OF INDIA

• INTRODUcnON.

As all over the world, the Motor Vehio1e as a IIl8IIDlI of iln'us• . pod whether for oarryin(l passengerS or .for . goods or lor other , intelleotual or industrial purposes ha. b900me a great forGe in 6hia country,

Sinoe the speeoh of Mr Oraddock at the time of passing this .lot, there has heen tremendous inorease in the importation of Motor oars into Jndi .. and Burma: inoluding Native States. In Bombay alone the rigul'e for 1925·~6 was 12'157. In Burma DO leas than 10000 oars wore imported during the year 1928.

In ~he traffio world this Motor Vehiole has brbught about a revolution, perhaps equal if not greater than railways. Railways in Jndi.. have no doubt oonneoted a large numher of plaoes inolud· iUII towns, villages whioh stOod on the lines. But the Motor Vehiole is penetrating the remotest plaoes soattered in di.ft'erent parts of this vast oountry and is bringing ·theae into aotive oommunioation with the oivilised world.

That this subjeot of competition hetween rOlld transport and railways is b800ming as serious in Izidiaas it has already h900m9 in England and elsewhere is to be derived from the attention devoted to it in the report by the Railways 'whio~ has inat been iseued. "Almost every railway in Indi" reports oompetition of this kind some of it heing of .. Dature that One woald hardly ""peet. It is estimated. for example, that the Darjeelioi! Himalayan Railway whioh has heen eepeoi.I1y h ..rd hit hy DIll'tor oompetition on tha road runnill/l parallel to i~has lost ..~u, half of ita uppar o1a9I paeaenger trl\ftio ...d 115 per O8IIt of its third alass trallia. There inimiJar, savera oompatition on aeoliioa of the Nortb·Weatsrn Rail. way, and . the number of pa888ll/l9r& earried on it during 19~7-lI8 fell by 900,000 as oompared with the previous year. Competition is of oours. l18Derelly tha keeueat in suhurban UslIia, espeeially on 'he Burma Ralh""s wMob record .. drop of Dearly 4.00,000 pusan- Molor V.hicle Laro.

gers in the year On the Eastern Bengal Railway in the Bndge.lludge to Calcutta and Dacca to Naraya.nganj sections, on the East Indian Railway in the Calcutta subnrban area., a.nd on various sections of the South Indian Railway. The wid""pre .. d development of Motor transport all over the country brings of oourse, a certaiu amount of traffic to the railways to which many of the regular bus routes act as feeders. But it is evident from the Railwa.y Boards summary ·of the situa.tion that the disadvantage to the railways

oonsiderably out. weighs any advautage of that kind. H

Similar is the case of tramways, which arfJ generally localiaed in small areas. and which feel tbe oompetition of Motor traffic very much. This is more than sufficiently proved by the case of Bom· bay Electric supply and Tra.mway Co., who ha.ve been plying now their own bus service, in order to avoid out side bus competition, .ide by side with tram service. SimiIaris the case of other vehicula.r traffic, as the same has been very badly hit by Motor Vehicle. Bat it must be admitted tbat the ca.rt drawn by bullock still holds its own position in raral areas and i. less affected by motor in oomparison with other vehicular traffic. ! Therefore in order to cope with tbe new situation as created 1 by tbe Motor Vehicle transport, several Acts had been passed by the ~ Local aad Imperial Governmeats, and all tbese nOw stand oonsoli •. dated in to the present Motor Vehicle Act VIII of 191~ with powers! to Local and Imperial Govt •. , to. make rules soitable fcr their Ii respective areas. Th~ Object and R<>asons of the Act can be well gathered from tbe speech of Mr. Craddock (Appendix A) and tbe ' oontent. from tbe proceedings of the select oommittee (Appendix A). The extensive and the varied use to which the Motor Vehicle is put. has given rise to new and out of way problems sucb as speed, parking, rosd problem, noise, Traffic Board sign boards &c., &c •.

SPEED. Problem was never 80 acute as at present owing to tbe number of daily aooidents and the toll of deatb it is taking as " result of the development of Motor traffic. The means of measure- M.,o, Vehicle La",. s meant and a ..nrate knowledge regarding high 811eed are matte1'8 whioh stmawait 8~tisfaolory solnLion. Vary large percentage of aooidents ..re due to reckless and negligent driving. To oheck tbiB evil and to control the speed strong and a.stio aotion is ne08l.ary.

PARKING. This has become a great nnisanoe and ia felt parti oularly in large toWns like Bombay. Caloutta. In very many places oue finds many n10tor oars standing on the road and eanaing obstruotion to other vehionlar traffio passers· by and aleo 10 the neighbouring sbop-keepers, whose onslomers are scared ...... y by this obstruotion. Speedy and effective steps are neceaeary ia 'his direobion.

NOISE To the world of aooonstio ial!fdded a aumptuona quality of new noises and sounds partioularly of the shrill family. Thia has caused a greate nwsanoe partioularly in big cities and eontor veroies .. re raging as to the best way of reduoing this uniaenoe without dimiDiBhiDg its utility for avoiding .. ooidents. But no sati .raotory solution leems to have been obtainecI as yet.

'DAZZLING LIGHT has been thfl eause of a coneiderable uuist\noe and needs .h•• k.

SIGNBOARDS; Sign"le are being introduced on large seale and it is gratifying to note many new devioea coming into operation.

TRAFFIO EOARD There is one important enggeation that is being made from seversl centres via to oreat a TralIiO Board at various centres, and to entrust aU Traffi. problema 10 the Board who Ihould go oarefu\ly into these mattere and ..naider Inggea tiona and improvementa and S88 that the same are given elf.. , to. From the number of proseoutiona under Molor Vehicle Act which have heen increasing by leapa .nd bouna. it has heoome n_ry to pay more ."ention 10 the prosecution under 'his head. Facta from the various cues before the ooud, have brought 10 light many Dew pointa for decisiou. In a ....y _ la... is baing developed on this subject and meaning of the warda and phrases or aIanaea samed. In many pIr.cea. partioularly in the Presiden.y and large Motor Vehicle Lalli. tOWDS, owing to the excessive proseoutions uDder this Aot aDd RDles made uDder it, suggestioDs are being macle for separate court to deal with c&lIes uDcler this head to avoicl delay. The Indiau Motor Vehiole Aot in mauy pl&091 appear similar to the Ellglish MotGl' Act. ~ that the EDglish case law has beoome useful on many poiuts, aud has beeo quotecl at difi'ereot places iD .this book. M.M.K. MOTOR VEHICLE LAW OF INDIA. TABLE OF INDIAN CASES.

Ahmad Va Emperor. ,45'1- Legal Remembrancer Va Aklu VB Emperor. ,80, 84. Shamaeharan &.idyanath Bose Va Emperor. 27, i5. Madan Mohan Va Emperor. 29. • Chandi Prasad Va Abdul R. Moha.med Said Va Emperor. 35. Cha.ranaing Va Emperor. 15, 23, 56. Moba.med Surety Va Emperor. 36.48.51. Dheklia Kumhi Va Emperor. 29, 56. Makauddiu Mistry Va Emperor. 25.53 Emperor Va Abba Appa 89. • MUllioipalityof MauuarGudi Va Emperor VB Baker 38. Ne,llapp .. Emperor Va Bassappa 24. NaJini R..jan Va Corp. of Caloutta. U. Emperor VB Boyns 13. Public Prosecutor Va Gana.pati. 3S. Emperor Va Cooverjee 48. 53. R..thnum Va Emperor. 36. Emperor Va Gulam K"dir 28. Ref. Anna Ganpllt. 67. Emperor Va Lder Mohiddin 26. Re J abangir, 15. Empel'or Va Khoda bax 17.9. Be Krishnaswami Ayer. 86. Emperor Vs Kuuwaf R- 10,25,51 Be Nagal'aja M"ppannar 46. Emperor Va P.. ndoo 25. 53. Re l\angoo Tbnaiee. 6. Emperor Va R..ma. 25.37,62- Be Jdll Beg. 12. Emperor Va Sitarllm. SO. Secretary of State Va Ganapati. 47. Emperor Va Sperlon 58. Sheodattroy V s Emperor 56A F .. ttehltb&u ...... IS. Sohausing V. Emperor 35.86 Gangnli Va Emperor 18A Sorabjee VB Jaoosetjee 22. Gulmobamed •••••••••••• 13. SlIdhamony Va Chairman Gurlla.rayo>.n Va Emperor. ~ Krisu&g\\r M lIDiaipelity. 45. H. W. Smi~b Vs Empuror. Ii Tbornton Va Emperor 2'1. Hasan Ahmad Va Emperor. SO. 81, 53 Varajial Va Emperor 27. U. tudian Motor Taxi Cap Co W J. Reee Vs lohn Young 21. Vs CarpOfl\tion of C.louUa. 4.2.. Wilson V. M.drr.a M1lIliaiPt\lity ,dramoh.. n Va Emperor. 27. Ya.rmoh .. med V. Emperor. 13. • These ca_ are referred to in Municipal Suppliment. MOTOR VEHICLE LAW OF INDIA TABLE OF ENGLISH CASES.

Anderson Va Blaokwood. IS. Maseey,. Va Morris 6. llaily Va Jennison 5. 'Mayhew' Va Sntton 17.46. Beresford Va Riohardson IS. Morrison V. M' Ara 39. Beresford Va St. Alban Okley Vo Sp&edly. 47. JusUO&S 43 Parker Va Miller 40. Brown D.a.ndM.R. 25. Pla.uoy Vs Marks 43. 4. Oaledonia Ry 00 Va Turcan Prints V. Sewell 84- Obisholm Va Doulton 13. Provinoia.l 11.4S. Connell Va Mitohell Motor Oab Co Va Dunning 34. 'Ou Oross Va Le.mboume 19. R Buyness Va Cavan Justioes 11. Ex Parte Stone 18. R Va Wells 11. • Grayler Coke Va Davis S. Rout!' Va Long 41. Hardcastle Va Bielby 6 Soblldder Vs L. O. O. 17. H.. rgraves Va Baldwin 18. Slattery Va Dublin .loCo 19. Hawkins V. Cooper 16. Va Brown 46. HardQ V,Evalls 41. Smith Atsr Omnibus Co Va Tagg 4. rIarrie Va Perry "00 21. Stinson V. Browning 46. Hindle & P"llller Va Noblett 4. • Strutt ... another Va Cliff lUege Va Goodwin 40. Tonghton VsMannina 12. • Londoo ().)uuty Counoll Vs FairBank TllStin Va Arnold 22. Lynch Va Nurdin Wing Va L 0. 0.0. 20. Aboferl .. ne Vs Cob"", 41. W.. yde Va Carr (Lady) 15. Marlin Va North Metr"potitsn. Williams V.Riohards 16- Tram. Co. 15. WiltGU Va Taneborne Ie. Martin Va Stanborough 41. Yeaman v.;ramerson 43.

.• These lIMes ate referrea to in AI UDiaipal SnpplilllenL MOTOR VEHICLE LAW OF INDIA

ADDlTlONAL CASE LAW UP TO 19.30.

Emperor Va Agh8ll Sappl8Dlent ill P. L

Emperor Va Bamtahalainll m P • .2.

Joshi KsJidas Vs Lahore Maaicipality. It I P. 3.

Luohminath Va Luckllow MlllIicipal '" another Board I P. 3.

Mansing Va Emperor m P. 20

Motor Housa Co. Ltd. Va Charlo Ba.ket " m P. 3. Municipality of Patna Va Mobanlal m P. S. h{uniolpality SolapIIl Spinning of Solapur Va '" Weaving Co. .. m P, s.

Pr081d~ Diet. 1_llll Saheb Bo&rd Ananbpllr Va '" 1l1lOther I P. 3. Sardulsing Va Emperor .. 1 P . I.

&!oflltroy Va Emperor 1- P. It -- INDEX. NUMBERS RFFER TO PAGES. Abetment of offence. 19,48, 53 Cognisance of offences 54 Do. Owner's liability 34, 35, 36, 42 Colliaion-Suit for damages. 19 Accident in case of duty to stop. 7 Contrihutary negligence. Accident, master', liability. 42 .. Injury to pedestrians 15 Action for damages English Law. 19 Interference by children. 40 Act. rash and neilligent. 12 .. .. third parties 40 Act. II of 1904 Bombay. 4,57 Control of traffic, meaninil of. 27 .. IV of 1890 .. 27 Convietion, endorsement on license. 55 .. XV of 1924 (Imjlerial). 4 Legslity of. 36 ,. XXVII of 1920 (Imperial). 4, 55 .. and Release with admonition .. I of 1907. (Mad). 4 whether allowed. 53 Afll&nistan M. V. Brought in to Criminal liability for act of servants Br. India from 49 and othe,... 47 Aae limit for drivers. 5 Criminal negligence. 12 Amendments. 33,50,55 Cri. Pr. Code Sec. 68 24 Allow-meaning of 6 135 5 Annually. meaniDil of 37 403 25 Arrest without warrant 24 562 53 At a Speed·meaning of 17,18 C;imi~~~ 12 Autrifoil Acquit Plea of 52,53 Damages-Action for. 19 Bonaal M. V. R. No. 19 44 ,. Suit for 20 Baby car-drving of at 25 miles Danger, negligence groll. 21 an hour--no offence 18A Danger to public, meaning of. 46 Bost way to stop reckless driving 24 Defective light. 34 Bombay Act. IV of 18.0 27 Definition of Britisll India 3 .. .. II of 1904 4 High.way 5 Bombay M. V. R. No. 27A, Motor Vehicle 3,4 6,7,34 (1) 37, 38 Presc?bed. 3,5 Appendix D. Pubhc Place 3,5 Public Conveyance Road 4,5 Rulel Appendix E. Street 4, 5 Bri ti.h India meaning of 2, 3 .. Way 4,5 Burma G. Not.fic"tion 49 Demand of driving license on .' Burma M. V. R. 26B, 46.-35, 45 private place 29 Calclltta M. V. R. 3. 10, 13, 16, 24. Demand upon, meaning of 29 42,4J,4S Deviating from line of traffie 9, 16 Cancellation of license---«ntence Deviation from Rule of the Road 14 too severe. 23 Dirty number plate 34 Cancellation and luspenSion Disqualification for obtaining ilcense 54 of license 23, 54 Driver, meaning of' 30 Can"eliation, mere--is no aCiltence. 57 .. licensilll! of 30 Causing or permittinll to be driven, H Drives any vehic1e-caution to be meanin" of. 11 Cerfifi"ate. rellistration of. 38 ot-rved time limit in motor 38 Driving at speed (dangeroUs) 17 'CMlct ...Q4

J;>riving in a manner dangerous to Indian Penal Code Sec. 279, 338, public 16.17 13,13,~ Driying M. V. Pohibition of Injury to pedestrian, contributary by person under 18 5 negligence of. 1. Negligent and 'dangerous 12 . Interference by children if con- On road closed to Iraffic 12 ,tributary negligence. 40 On wrOIll! side 12 Interference by 3rd party. if con- Person receiving instructions tributary negligence. . 40 in 26 Intoxiooted meaning of. 37 has reason to believe 8 Recklessly and negligently 12 Knows or Lamp affixed on each side, Reckless 10 meaning of. 35 " " Eng. Law 10,11 . Liability of master. " Best way to stop 24 For accident 42 " Me.'lSur.e and kind .. "Noniighting 35,36 ,.of purni,h",ent 23 .. Servants acts. 47,48 .. While intoxiooted 37, 51 , Liability of user, failure to 6x Duty to stop for regulating traflic number plate 34 and in case of accident 7 License, cancellation of• S4 . Emission of smoke. 4 ,. Cancellation of, sentence Endorsement of conviclion on too severe. 23 license. 55 License, disqua.lification for )i:nd&rsement of con.iction on • ;obtaining. 54 license Eng. Law. S5 Lw.sse, endorsement of convICtion. Enilancement of sentence 55 Not on cliauB'"vrw f/ertlons. 29 j1:lf~nce nature of in ca~o of .. No.prbdvctiOll of•. 29 defectiye lil/ht. 34 Renewal of. 37 Eviaence resgestial. 3~ Suspeasion of. .. suffiei.ncy of. 18 To drive, extent and E~t and <;ommencement of 1f.V.A. 2 validity of. 31 28 Extent and lfalidity of license OJ Transfer of. to drive. 31 L.icensing 01 drivers 26 Failure to fix number plates. 34 Limit of age for drivers 5,6 Failure to produce permit no offence of time in certificate Fine not to be excessive. 24 ultra varis 38 Front portion meaning of. 35 Local G, power of e~cluding areas General Clauses Act. 3 from operation of this Act 48 G. G. in Council. power to make rules 49 31 Gross negligence 21 Local Govt. power to make rules Local Rule Patna . 34 High Courts power of intervention- 31 cancellation of license. 58 Local and Special Law Highway-def.. of 4,5 Madras M. V. R. No.9, 16, 18, Horn. blowing of 36 . 27 (c), 30. 36.37. 46 Identification and production of Masters liability for license. 55 Abetment 48, 53 Illegal. subsequent prosecution on Accidents 42 same facts. 52 Acts of servant, others 42.45.47 In a manner dangerous 10 the public Excessive speed 44 meaning of. 17 NOIl-hllhting 35,36 Motor Viflllcle Law 01 India 3

Meaning of, Non-lighting of car .. 36 Accident 46 Non roduction of license on de'mand, Allow 6 tecnical nature of ofl'ence. 29 Annually 37 Notice posting of 48 Control of traffic 8 Number plate dirty 34 Causing or permitting .. ,. failure to fix 34 to be driven 44, Objects and reasons 1 Danger to public 46 .. of clause 2 Sec. 18 56 Driver ,3D Obstruction to traflic meaning of '47 Front portion 35 Offence-abetment of 19. 63 Mayor, shall presume 6 Cognizance of 54 Obstruction to traffic , 8 No. Failure to produce permits 30 Recklessly and nej;lligently 12 Non-cognizance of 53 Regulation of traffic 27 Omission to specify section or rule 53 Measure and kind of punishment 23 .. to blow hom 36 . Mere cancellation of license Overiooking-on suspension of permit. 56A no offence ~6, 57 Owner, responsibility of 26. 34. 35. 44 Military M. V. 48 Panjab M. V. R. la, 17. 35 Motor car. Particulars of offenco-Summons Act (Enj;l.) 3 E. D. W. 7c 36. 3 to contain ' 24 Defective illumination 34. 35 Passengers carried in excess in mail Left unattended 39, 40, 41 car--not a mail car 38 MotOl' car, carryiDj;l mails ,and Passing tram car on ri&ht 35 passenger. in excels-not a Patna II.V. R. 41,34.56A mail car. 38.39 Penal co4o-Sec. 279. 338, 13.50 Motor car driven at excessive Persen- spied. 44 in chargo of animal 7 Motor car driven without owner's in charge of car to whose orders knowledge by unlicensed driver. 26 driver is submitting g Motor vehicle. Receiving instructions • 26 Act (lndia) in force bom 2 Plea of autrefois acquit Act extention of 2 Posting of notices' 48 Brought temporarily into Bt. I. Power of court of suspending and from Afganistan 42 cancelling licenses 56 Motor Vehicle. Power of G. G. in council to makerules.49 International Cir. Rules App. B Power of L. Govt. of excluding certain Native States Rules App. C areas from operation of the Act. 48 Prohibition of driving by persons Power of L. Gov!. to make rules 31 under Ill. 5 Preamble 1 Registration of 31 Prescribed. definition of 3 Municipalities_out side Calcutta Procedure 24 taxon M. V. 44 Production of license 28 Municipalities Bye Law and .. EOj;l. Law 28, M. V. Act. 42 Prohibition of driving by persons N~tive States M. V. R. App. C. under 18 5 Negligence Criminal : ~ 2121 Prosecution for trivial offences. to Gross " be discouraged 35. 50 Negligently 12 Prosecution when car in private ~ 0 ollence. failure to preduce permit 30 premises 29 'Provincial rnles-certificate of Rule of the Road-not an in lIexible , Registry 38 or invariable rule 14' PuBlic; place 3 5 11 26 .. Eng. Law 15 • Puni.hment. "'.. Reckless driving 14,15 .Approximate maximum 13" Disobediance of 45 measure and kind 28 RuleS Power of G. G, in COllncil Reckless drivinll 23 to make' 49 Too severe, cancellation u Power of L. Govt. to make 31 of license 23, 52 Bule. vagueness of 47 Rash and neglillent driving 25 Schedule 57 Rashness criminal 12 Scope. Sec. 5. 13 Reckless driving ... '... 10 Sentence of fine not to be excealive 24 " "Best way to'stop .' : 24, 55 . Separate prosecutions on tame facts Crowded thorougfare' 15 . wbether illegal 52 English Law" 10. 11 S~d-dangerous driving 17 " Measure and kind of u' English La.., 17 punishment 23 Stop-Watch evidence of, .. .. Rule of the road 14 ,!StoPPing vehicle for regulation Recklessly and negligently 12 . of traffic 43 Registration of certificate 38 ,Street-def. of. ,. of motor vehicle . ~ ;. 31 ;Sufficiency of evidence 18 Regulation of traffic ..•.• ' 27 'Suit for damage. , 20 Release with admonition and Sec. 562 iSummons to contain particularit Criminal Procedure code. 53 I of offence ... 24 Renewal of IicellJC, 'l",' 37 Isuspelliion of Iieense object of Repeal of enactments 57 clause 2. (18) , 56 Relgestiae. Evidence of 22 HilZh courts power Of interVention 56 Responsibility of owner:. 26, 3S Susp~nsion of permit for overloading Road. clo.ed to traffic . . . I. -'-cannot be made S6A Def. of.~ 4, 5 ITax on M. V. by municipalities. 44 Rule of, deviation from .16 Tecnical nature of offence no... Wrong side. driving of production of license ' 29 Roadway-.def, of 5 Traffic-line of deviation from It,9 Rule. motor vehicle mellning of 8 Bengal 19 44 .. regulating 27 Bom. 6. 7. 27A, 3i(1) 37.38 Transfer of license Z8 Bur. 26, lJ) 46. 35. 45 Trivial offence •• prosecution te be . ,. discouraged 35. SO Cal. 3, 10. 13, 16, 24. 42, 44, 4" Ultrllviret-time limit in certificates. 38 Mad. 9. 16. 18. 27c, 30. 36. 37, 46 Under influence of liquor 37 Panj. 10, 17. 35 U. P. M. V. R. 22 and 24 30 P..t. 41. 56A,34 .. Upon demand" meaning of :1 9 ~ Vagueness of rules 47 U. p, 12 (1 ) • 15 ( 1.) , 3~ Validity of licenle 31 Rule. made by G. G. in Council 19 Way-:,"De£. of 5 MOTOR VEHICLE LAW OF iNDIA. "' EXTRACTS FROM OPINIONS. >. Th~ Hon'ble Sir, Norman Wright Kemp Bar-At-Law OEEg. C.• ief Ju.tice Bombay High Court write.:-: ...... 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Bombay High Court (19\19.) c' .,.,: "Tbe year was So very bad one for the Polios" says the Commissioner of ; PoIIoe" Bombay, in hia annua.l report for the year 1928. "The total number of ittotor vehioles running in the oity during tha )'ear was approximately 11,800 in.Auding 90Q motor lorri.... There were 95S9 motor aooidente or 150 mora than . in ,libe previous ystol'o Of this number '15 were fatal" Drivsrs of motor vehiola lInte enriohed .be Indi.... law by providing 48 reportable oases- These and ~3 l"Uf~ from the Englib Law Report ha.ve been drawn upon in this book. Tha : .notes to the aeo&ions of the Aot ara simple and in..uigible ,Tha Motor Vehiela " Rules in foroe in Bombay and other Parte of India are given whioh lends an all 1".... obaracter to the book. Useful information is also given abou' munioipai t&~ on vehicles and the care of molor oar psrls. Altogsther, an interesting ""':li useful boot for the motoT owner. tha anforiun.te pedestrian, and the J'j,,~