https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796068 Under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, an Inland Container Depot with controlled access for authorised persons is not a public place because the public has no right of entry. Its reinforced internal roads, designed for container movement and heavy machinery, do not alter that position. A Reach Stacker used exclusively within such premises is described as outside the definition of a motor vehicle where its dominant utility is container handling, it is unsuitable for ordinary roads, exceeds road-weight limits, lacks ordinary road-safety features, and is transported in dismantled form. On that analysis, a compensation claim under the Act cannot be maintained for an accident involving the Reach Stacker within the restricted depot, while claims concerning regular road-going vehicles remain preserved. en-us Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:27:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796068 Under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, an Inland Container Depot with controlled access for authorised persons is not a public place because the public has no right of entry. Its reinforced internal roads, designed for container movement and heavy machinery, do not alter that position. A Reach Stacker used exclusively within such premises is described as outside the definition of a motor vehicle where its dominant utility is container handling, it is unsuitable for ordinary roads, exceeds road-weight limits, lacks ordinary road-safety features, and is transported in dismantled form. On that analysis, a compensation claim under the Act cannot be maintained for an accident involving the Reach Stacker within the restricted depot, while claims concerning regular road-going vehicles remain preserved. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796068