Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1453 · Decided 16 December 2008
Mantoo Sarkar v. Oriental Insurance CO. LTD. and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1453 · [2008] 17 S.C.R. 753
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7318/2008
- Decided
- 16 December 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC Section 21; Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
753 MANTOO SARKAR A v. ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND OTHERS (Civil Appeal No. 7318 of 2008) DECEMBER 16, 2008 B [S.B. SINHA AND CYRIAC JOSEPH, JJ.) .. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.166 - Territorial jurisdiction .,., - Accident took place in Bareilly - Claimant, a migraht - labourer, originally of tribunal is wider than the civil court - Residence of claimant relevant for determining jurisdiction of tribunal - Jurisdiction - Territorial jurisdiction. D Appeal - On the ground of Jack of territorial jurisdiction -( of court below to pass the impugned order - Held: Not to be
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