Duty of the driver to take certain precautions at unguarded railway level crossing
Section 131 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 deals with duty of the driver to take certain precautions at unguarded railway level crossing. Every driver of a motor vehicle at the approach of any unguarded railway level crossing shall cause the vehicle to stop and the driver of the vehicle shall cause the conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up to the level crossing and ensure that no train or trol The Act came into force on 01 Jul 1989.
Every driver of a motor vehicle at the approach of any unguarded railway level crossing shall cause the vehicle to stop and the driver of the vehicle shall cause the conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up to the level crossing and ensure that no train or trolley is approaching from either side and then pilot the motor vehicle across such level crossing, and where no conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person is available in the vehicle, the driver of the vehicle shall get down from the vehicle himself to ensure that no train or trolley is approaching from either side before the railway track is crossed.
Section 131, The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Act 59 of 1988).
Judgments citing this section
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… the entire 3 material placed before it, awarded compensation of Rs.4,85,800/- with interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of petition till the date of realization with the liability fastened on appellant and respondent No.4 herein in the ratio of 50:50. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that under Section 131 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short 'MV Act'), driver is required to take certain precaution at unguarded Railway gate and since such precaution was not taken by the driver of the Maruthi Car, the appellant who is the Indian Railway is not liable to pay any compensation and therefore the apportionment to pay …
Questions about Section 131
What does Section 131 of the Motor Vehicles Act deal with?
Section 131 of the Motor Vehicles Act is headed "Duty of the driver to take certain precautions at unguarded railway level crossing". Every driver of a motor vehicle at the approach of any unguarded railway level crossing shall cause the vehicle to stop and the driver of the vehicle shall cause the conductor or cleaner or attendant or any other person in the vehicle to walk up to the level crossing and ensure that no train or trol
How do I find court cases under Section 131 of the Motor Vehicles Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: MV Act 131, section 131 MV Act, section 131 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 131 of the Motor Vehicles Act come into force?
Section 131 of the Motor Vehicles Act, cited as MV Act 131, came into force on 01 Jul 1989, having been enacted on 14 Oct 1988. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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