Bumper-to-bumper cover for new vehicles not mandatory: Madras HC

The court modifies the order it had passed in August mandating bumper-to-bumper cover

Bumper-to-bumper insurance cover for new vehicles will not be mandatory as suggested by the Madras High Court in its order last month. Instead, the decision to make it mandatory or not will be left to the legislators and the parliament. 

On Monday, the court decided to modify its order, which had said that whenever a new vehicle is sold after 1.9.2021, it is mandatory for coverage of bumper-to-bumper insurance every year, in addition to covering the driver, passengers, and owner of the vehicle, for a period of five years. 

This comes after General Insurance Council (GI Council) moved the high