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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL Nos.13863-64 OF 2024
(Arising out of SLP(C)Nos.9784-9785 of 2022)
UNION OF INDIA … APPELLANT
Versus
K. SHYLA (MOTHER/NATURAL GUARDIAN OF SURAKSHA) & ORS. … RESPONDENTS
O R D E R
1. We are not inclined to entertain the application for
intervention as well as the application for direction (IA No.
35029/2023 and I.A. No. 66185/2023 respectively) in the instant
proceedings, which have arisen out of a motor accident claim case.
Both the IAs are, accordingly, dismissed with liberty to the
applicant to approach the appropriate forum in accordance with law.
2. Leave granted.
3. The Union of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways,
is aggrieved by the impugned judgment dated 18.08.2021, passed by a
Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Madras, only to
the limited extent, whereby in para Nos.7 and 8 of the impugned
judgment, the High Court has quashed the Notification dated
06.04.2018, issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways,
with respect to the prescription of speed limit. The High Court has
issued a further direction that the speed limit be reduced, in
terms of earlier Notification dated 05.08.2014, the operative part
whereof has also been reproduced in the impugned judgment.
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4. It may further be seen that the High Court has also directed
respondent No.4 to submit a Compliance Rep...