Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 1206 · Decided 8 December 2017
Manjeet Singh v. National Insurance Company LTD. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 1206 · [2017] 12 S.C.R. 90
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 21552/2017
- Decided
- 8 December 2017
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR, DEEPAK GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - lnsurance Policy - Breach of - On facts, theft of vehicle by passengers who were given lift by the driver - Owner not at fault - Insurance claim - Compensation - Held: Violation of the condition should be such a fundamental breach so ihat the claimant cannot whatsoever - Carrying such passengers may he a hr<!acl1 of the policy, but it cannot be said to be such a fundamental breach as to bring the insurance policy to an end and to terminate the insurance policy - D Act of the driver, giving lift to some persons standing on the road on a cold
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