Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 680 · Decided 13 September 2011
A. Sridhar v. United India Insurance CO. LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 680 · [2011] 11 S.C.R. 386
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7823/2011
- Decided
- 13 September 2011
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, H.L. DATTU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166, 140
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss.166 and 140 - No fault liability - Appellant while riding the motor cycle met with an C accident due to oil spill on road and suffered grievous injuries - Claim petition - Award of compensation of Rs. 1,60,0001- with 6% interest p.a. under the Insurance Policy by the Courl to Rs. 25,0001- u/s. 140 of the Act - Justification of - Held: Justified - The tribunal held D that the appellant, while driving the motor vehicle on the fateful day, met with an accident not because of the fault of the owner of the vehicle or because of the fault of the other vehicle, but
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