Motor Vehicles Act, 1988–Secs. 147 & 11–Motor Vehicles Rules, 1988–Rule 9–Driver was not having a valid licence to drive a vehicle carrying dangerous and hazardous goods, hence, the Insurance Company was granted recovery rights–Contention of driver that he swerved the vehicle to save ped-estrians and this caused the accident, is not found correct–As per deposition of witness, accident caused for the reason of rash and negligent driving–Driver was not entitled to drive the vehicle for the reason of lack of endorsement on his licence as required u/s. 11 r/w. Rule 9 of the Rules–Offending vehicle, the oil tanker, was a vehicle intended to carry goods of dangerous and hazardous nature–Tribunal and the High Court found from the testimony of the driver that it was carrying oil at the relevant time–Declined to interfere in the findings.
