Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 57 · Decided 28 January 2014
Hanumanagouda v. United India Insurance CO. LTD. & ORS. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 57 · [2014] 1 S.C.R. 853
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5901/2008
- Decided
- 28 January 2014
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJAN GOGOI, SHIVA KIRTI SINGH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: A B c Fatal accident-Liability of insurer - Deceased as 'Gumasthe' accompanying the goods in Jorry - Held: The relevant clause in the policy, i.e. "persons employed in connection with the operation", is clearly over and above the coverage provided by employed in D connection with loading/unloading of motor vehicle" - The deceased, as Gumasthe, was accompanying the goods in transit for the purpose of delivery of goods and, as such, would be covered by the expression "persons employed in connection with operation of motor
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