https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198442 Chapter VIII of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 was construed broadly so that "public place" includes not only public property but also private premises accessible to members of the public. The court treated the statutory phrase as turning on public access, not ownership, and held that access may be free, restricted, regulated or controlled without taking the place outside the definition. This construction was supported by the plain language of section 2(24), the object of the Act, and earlier decisions distinguishing a right of access from access as of right. en-us Tue, 06 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 31 Jan 2018 13:20:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198442 Chapter VIII of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 was construed broadly so that "public place" includes not only public property but also private premises accessible to members of the public. The court treated the statutory phrase as turning on public access, not ownership, and held that access may be free, restricted, regulated or controlled without taking the place outside the definition. This construction was supported by the plain language of section 2(24), the object of the Act, and earlier decisions distinguishing a right of access from access as of right. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198442