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Car owner wins Rs 5.89 lakh after insurer rejects claim over driver’s 'fake' licence

September 18, 2026 5:02 pm

The Delhi State Consumer Commission was hearing a private insurer's appeal challenging the district commission's order directing it to reimburse Rs 5.89 lakh for the repair of an accident-damaged SUV.

Punjab and Haryana High Court Australian licence baby accident death

Driving on ‘invalid' foreign licence: Man ordered to pay Rs 2.4 lakh as crash kills baby

September 11, 2026 10:00 am

The Punjab and Haryana High Court noted that a nine-month-old girl died after a car allegedly driven by the Australian licence-holder hit the motorcycle on which she was travelling.

Indian spends Rs 6 lakh to get driving licence in Norway: ‘Almost 2 years of struggle’

September 05, 2026 3:36 pm

In a post on X, user Vikas shared his experience of getting his licence after moving to Norway in 2011.

Viral video shows Greater Noida man recklessly driving Baleno; police impose Rs 57,500 challan: ‘Cancel the driving license’

October 14, 2025 2:15 pm

In the video, the Baleno can be seen racing down a busy road as another car records the scene. The driver then swerves sharply, drifting at high speed before coming to an abrupt stop by the roadside.

On April 21, the state government told the Punjab and Haryana High Court that there was a pendency of 4.5 lakh RCs and DLs.

Long wait continues for driving licence, RC applicants in Punjab

June 06, 2025 4:11 pm

The Punjab government landed in a soup after Smart Chip Private Limited, which was entrusted with the printing of driving licences and RCs in chip cards, exited prematurely in November last year.

Pending Driver licences and RCs cases in Punjab

Printing of 4.5 lakh driving licences, RCs pending, Punjab informs HC

April 22, 2025 11:38 am

Filing the petition, Mohali resident Neha Shukla told the High Court that the owner of the vehicle has to get the registration done within one month. However, people in Punjab have to wait for months for RC.

5 lakh in Punjab waiting for DL, RC: Experts

February 08, 2025 9:45 am

The new vendor, who was assigned the work till September 2025, also did not start work. Soi said that instructions have been issued to the police by the department that the RC and DL downloaded from DigiLocker or mParivahan application should be considered valid. But the smart card of RC and DL is the right of the people.