Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 1069 · Decided 12 October 2007
M/S. United India Insurance CO. LTD. v. Davinder Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 1069 · [2007] 11 S.C.R. 337
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4883/2007
- Decided
- 12 October 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 149; Consumer Protection Act Section 12
Headnote
y Consumer Protection Act, 1986: s.12-Deficiency in service-Insurance claim-Accident of c insured motor vehicle-Driver holding fake licence-Claim for compensation-Liability of insurer-Held: Insurer not liable to pay compensation-Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 . .: The complainant is the owner ofinsured found that driver of the vehicle ~ held fake licence. Complainant filed petition under s.12 of Consumer Protection Act, 1986, complaining deficiency in service for not paying damages wb'ich were covered by the insurance policy. District Commission allowed the E petition, which was upheld by State
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