Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 776 · Decided 31 August 2018
National Insurance CO. LTD. v. Ashalata Bhowmik and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 776 · [2018] 10 S.C.R. 871
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 9100/2018
- Decided
- 31 August 2018
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, S. ABDUL NAZEER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s.166 - Fatal accident - Victim while driving his vehicle met with an accident and died - Claim petition u/s.166 - Tribunal granted compensation of Rs.10,57,800/- - High Court upheld the compensation determined by the Tribunal - and negligent driving of the deceased - No other vehicle was involved in the accident - Deceased was himself responsible for the accident - Deceased being the owner of the offending vehicle was not a third party within the meaning of the Act - A Claimant cannot maintain
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