Bengaluru: In a significant development, the High Court has ruled that two-wheeler riders   who   lose lives in accidents or suffer disability, if found to have used  helmets without ISI marks, will not be eligible for insurance amount.

 The single  judge bench of the High Court comprising Justice L Narayana Swamy gave the above ruling after hearing the   appeal  filed by Oriental Insurance Company  challenging the  lower court order directing to pay compensation of Rs 2.5 lakhs  to motor cyclists who were critically injured in a collision between a bus and their bike.

"Two-wheeler riders including scooterists and bike riders should mandatorily wear helmets while  travelling in any part of the state  As per the  Motor Vehicles Act Section 230, they will have to wear helmets that are protective. In case they are injured in an accident  while not wearing an ISI mark helmet then they will not only be ineligible for insurance amount, but will also have to face legal action, the High Court said in its judgement.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court judges have reportedly agreed to disclose their assets to the public by publishing the same on the top court's website.

The decision was taken recently at a full court meeting and a resolution in this regard was adopted which will apply to future judges as well, as reported by Bar and Bench on Thursday.

A copy of the resolution is yet to be made public.

According to the report, the decision was taken in the wake of recent controversies surrounding opacity in the functioning of the judiciary, especially after a huge pile of cash was allegedly discovered at the residence of Justice Yashwant Varma, currently a judge of the Allahabad High Court.

The publication of assets on website was not mandatory earlier but was discretionary subject to whether an individual judge wanted to do the same, the report added.