Parmod KumarNew Delhi, Aug. 5 -- The Supreme Court has directed the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), in consultation with the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), to evolve a pilot project linking the supply of fuel to vehicles with their valid insurance status, observing that vehicles without a valid insurance policy should be denied fuel at petrol pumps until the insurance is renewed.
The Court said the measure would help enforce the statutory requirement of compulsory third-party insurance and assist in identifying uninsured and unregistered vehicles.
Directing the IRDA and the MoRTH to evolve the pilot project linking the availability of fuel with an active insurance policy, a Bench of Justice Sanjay ...