Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 233 · Decided 1 September 1987
M.K. Kunhimohammed v. P.A. Ahmedkuity & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 233 · [1987] 3 S.C.R. 1149
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 7534/1987
- Decided
- 1 September 1987
- Bench
- E.S. VENKATARAMIAH, K.N. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 95(2)
Headnote
B )._ Motor Vehicles Act, 1939: Section 95(2)-Death of passenger in accident-Limits of liability of insurer-Amendment of Act regarding distinction between public vehicles and other motor whicles etc., enhancement of limits of compensation insurance of motor vehicles against third party risks and made. The petitioner was the owner of a bus being run as a stage car- riage. On 24. 7. 78 while .carrying passengers this bus met with an acci- dent, as a result of which one passenger died. The Motor Accident "" Claims Tribunal held that the accident took place due to the
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