Srinagar, July 20 -- Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani passed the ruling while dismissing an appeal filed by the National Insurance Company Ltd, which had challenged a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) award dated February 6, 2014, arguing that the driver lacked a specific endorsement to drive a Passenger Service Vehicle (PSV).

The Court clarified that Section 10(2)(e) of the Motor Vehicle Act, after the 1994 amendment, merged the classifications of commercial vehicles into a single category - 'transport vehicle' - thereby making a person with a heavy goods vehicle license eligible to drive any commercial vehicle, including passenger carriers.

"Any person holding a driving license to drive a heavy goods vehicle would be competent to driv...