Seating Capacity
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Seating capacity, of a vehicle is meant that capacity which is mentioned in the registration certificate of the vehicle. In that way, the expression seating capacity' has a fixed connotation. The expression 'seating capacity' cannot be a fluctuating concept, depending upon the number of passengers actually carried in the vehicle, B.B. Chawla v. State of Madhya Pradesh, AIR 1993 MP 241.
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