https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=164796 A forged driving licence does not acquire legal validity merely because it is renewed by a licensing authority; s.15 of the Motor Vehicles Act authorises renewal only of a licence issued under the Act and confers no power to renew a fake licence, so renewal cannot cure the initial illegality. The SC rejected the contrary view that renewal "robes" a forged licence with validity, holding that forgery remains null and void notwithstanding subsequent official action taken under a mistaken assumption of genuineness. Since the vehicle was driven by a person without a valid licence, the matter was remitted to the Tribunal to determine the insurer's right to recover from the vehicle owner the compensation already paid, without reopening the claimants' entitlement. en-us Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=164796 A forged driving licence does not acquire legal validity merely because it is renewed by a licensing authority; s.15 of the Motor Vehicles Act authorises renewal only of a licence issued under the Act and confers no power to renew a fake licence, so renewal cannot cure the initial illegality. The SC rejected the contrary view that renewal "robes" a forged licence with validity, holding that forgery remains null and void notwithstanding subsequent official action taken under a mistaken assumption of genuineness. Since the vehicle was driven by a person without a valid licence, the matter was remitted to the Tribunal to determine the insurer's right to recover from the vehicle owner the compensation already paid, without reopening the claimants' entitlement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=164796