A Constitution Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud and Justices Hrishikesh Roy, PS Narasimha, Pankaj Mithal and Manoj Misra, however, expressed reluctance to adjourn the proceedings sine die (indefinitely), citing concerns about fairness to insurance companies.
The Court listed the case for further consideration on January 17, 2024, stating that unless a decision on the law is reached, the judgment in Mukund Dewangan’s case on the issue would prevail.
In the Mukund Dewangan case, a three-judge bench of the top court had held that transport vehicles, the gross weight of which do not exceed 7,500 kg, are not excluded from the definition of LMV.
“We are not inclined to adjourn the proceedings sine die as it would not be fair to the insurance companies also and we are insisting that unless we decide the law Mukul Devangan shall hold the field. On January 17 we have listed the arbitration case and we will list this case also on January 17 and we expect that a conclusion is arrived till then. Else it would be pending sine die and then March, April, etc,” the Court said.
Source: Barandbench
