Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1269 · Decided 12 December 2007
Deddappa & ORS. v. The Branch Manager, National Insurance CO. LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1269 · [2007] 13 S.C.R. 287
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5829/2007
- Decided
- 12 December 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142; Motor Vehicles Act Section 147, 149, 166
Headnote
·1 Insurance Act, 19 38 - s. 64-B - Contract of insurance - Third party insurance - Under Motor Vehicles Act - Liability of insurer - Motor accident - Claim for compensation - Plea of insurer that c accident having taken place after cancellation of policy in view of dishounour of cheque was liable despite dishounour of cheque - High Court reversing order of tribunal - On appeal, held: Third party liability of the insurer arising under insurance D contract, would be met only if the contract is valid - In the instant ~ case policy was not valid as premium could not be said to
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