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“Even in emergencies, sudden braking on highways without warning is negligence — Supreme Court delivers key ruling on road safety. ⚖️🚗” In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court has held that a car driver, who applies sudden brakes on a highway without any warning, can be held negligent in the event of a road accident. A bench comprising Justices Suddhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar observed that a driver’s abrupt halt in the middle of a highway, even if triggered by a personal emergency, cannot be justified if it endangers other road users. “On a highway, high speed of vehicles is expected and if a driver intends to stop his vehicle, he has a responsibility to give a warning or signal to other vehicles moving behind on the road,” Justice Dhulia, who wrote the judgement for the bench, said. The verdict came on a plea of S Mohammed Hakim, an engineering student whose left leg had to be amputated after a road accident in Coimbatore on January 7, 2017. The incident occurred when Hakim’s motorcycle collided with the rear of a car that had come to an unexpected stop. As a result, Hakim fell onto the road and was run over by a bus approaching from behind. The car driver had claimed that he applied brakes suddenly because his pregnant wife experienced a vomiting sensation. However, the court rejected this explanation, stating, "The explanation given by the car driver for suddenly stopping his car in the middle of a highway is not a reasonable explanation from any angle." Holding a car driver as 50 per cent liable in a road accident case, the bench did not agree to his contention that he had suddenly applied the brakes as his wife was pregnant and she had a vomiting sensation. #SupremeCourt #RoadSafety #LegalUpdate #HighwayRules #Negligence #IndianLaw #LawAwareness #legalnews #lawyerlife #legalawareness #indianlaw #knowyourrights #lawstudent #legaltips #advocate #legalreels #legalrights #advocatereels #legalinfluencer #foryou #foryoupage #reels #reelsinstagram #viral #explorepage #trending Ky lagta hai sahi decision liya h?? #instagramreels #foryou #advnisha31

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