Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 320 · Decided 5 March 2009
Bhuwan Singh v. M/S Oriental Insurance Company LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 320 · [2009] 4 S.C.R. 195
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1537/2009
- Decided
- 5 March 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 106; Motor Vehicles Act Section 149
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s. 149 - Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 - r. 4 - Tractor met with accident resulting in death \ of a person -Appellant owned the tractor and was also driving the same at the relevant time- Claim petition -Award passed c in favour of claimants - Appellant held a and was not valid on the date of accident - On that ground, insurance company denied its liability to reimburse the appellant in respect of the awarded amount - Held: Appellant was not holding a valid and effective licence D at the time of the accident- Insurance company therefore was not
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