Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 247 · Decided 12 April 2021
Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company LTD. v. Pearl Beverages LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 247 · [2021] 14 S.C.R. 104
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1526/2021
- Decided
- 12 April 2021
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, K.M. JOSEPH, INDIRA BANERJEE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 279, 427; Evidence Act Section 106; Motor Vehicles Act Section 185, 117, 203, 204; Consumer Protection Act Section 185, 203, 204
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 -s.185 - Contract of Insurance - Drunken driving - Liability of insurer - Exclusion Clause - Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - s.185 - Respondent-Company's car (Porsche) insured met with an accident and was completely damaged - Appellant repudiated the claim by the respondent - State Commission rejected the complaint of the respondent - Order set aside by NCDRC - On appeal, held: Presence of alcohol in excess of 30 mg per 100 ml. of blood is
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