NationalThursday, 6 August 2026·Hindu Tamil Thisai
Supreme Court order on uninsured vehicles: fuel denial, Section 146 and 2018 third-party cover norms
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre and IRDAI to implement a model to deny fuel to uninsured vehicles and strengthen compulsory motor insurance compliance.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In August 2026, a Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih directed the Centre and IRDAI to implement a model that stops fuel supply to uninsured vehicles, citing the Motor Vehicles Act, Section 146.
Key specifics
- India has 30.05 crore vehicles, and about 16.5 crore vehicles were stated to be uninsured.
- The court referred to the 2018 order that made third-party insurance compulsory for new cars for 3 years and two-wheelers for 5 years.
- The bench asked the Ministry of Road Transport and IRDAI to act immediately on a model to deny fuel until insurance is renewed.
- The order said the rule should help enforce compulsory insurance under Section 146 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
- The court also noted that uninsured vehicles leave accident victims without compensation.
Exam lens
Question type: Polity-cum-legal current affairs, Motor Vehicles Act, Section 146, third-party insurance norms, 2018 Supreme Court direction. TNPSC may ask which authority was asked to implement the fuel-denial model for uninsured vehicles.