https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187250 In a hire purchase arrangement, the definition of "owner" under the Motor Vehicles Act is contextual and ordinarily points to the person in possession and control of the vehicle. Mere inclusion of the financer's name in the registration certificate does not, by itself, make the financer liable to satisfy a compensation award under the claims provisions. The Tribunal must look to actual use, possession, control and vicarious responsibility when identifying the liable person. On that basis, a financer without possession or control is not ordinarily fastened with liability for an accident claim. en-us Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 12:21:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187250 In a hire purchase arrangement, the definition of "owner" under the Motor Vehicles Act is contextual and ordinarily points to the person in possession and control of the vehicle. Mere inclusion of the financer's name in the registration certificate does not, by itself, make the financer liable to satisfy a compensation award under the claims provisions. The Tribunal must look to actual use, possession, control and vicarious responsibility when identifying the liable person. On that basis, a financer without possession or control is not ordinarily fastened with liability for an accident claim. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187250