ValkyaEditorial

Tagged “road-safety”

2 articles on road-safety.

Supreme CourtSupreme Court of India

S. Rajaseekaran v. Union of India (2024): operationalising the hit-and-run compensation scheme under s.161 MV Act

The Supreme Court issued continuing-mandamus directions to make the Compensation of Victims of Hit and Run Motor Accidents Scheme, 2022 actually reach claimants — police must inform victims, file the First Accident Report, and route unfiled cases to legal-aid authorities. The Court also told the Centre to consider raising the ₹2 lakh and ₹50,000 caps.

Valkya Editorial··6 min
Supreme CourtSupreme Court of India

In Re Phalodi Accident v. NHAI: commuter safety as an Article 21 right

On 13 April 2026, a two-judge bench held that the safety of commuters on national highways is an integral facet of the right to life with dignity under Article 21, and issued sweeping directions under Article 142 to NHAI, MoRTH, NHIDCL and State PWDs — including a ban on highway-shoulder parking and 75-day compliance reporting.

Valkya Editorial··10 min