Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 175 · Decided 20 February 2007
Goitumukkala Appala Narasimha Raju and ORS. v. National Insurance CO. LTD. and Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 175 · [2007] 2 S.C.R. 939
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 856/2007
- Decided
- 20 February 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 167; Workmen's Compensation Act
Headnote
B Workmen's Compensation A.ct, .1923~ections 2(1)(n) and 19-Motor ' . . . . . ..._. Vehicles Act, 1988-:-Sections 143, 147: and 167-Motor Vehicle Accident- Resulting in death-Vehicle ,belonging to wife driven by husband- c Compensation-Entitlement of-Liability of insurer under 1923 Act-Held: for which vehicle used not disclosed and also qs to how accident took place- If the deceased with all intent and purport was the owner of the vehicle, claim petition under 1988 Act and 1923Act not maintainable-Only because ss 143 and 167of1988 Act refer to the pr_ovisions of 1923 Act,
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