Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 85 · Decided 1 February 2007
National Insurance CO.LTD. v. Mam Chand and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 85 · [2007] 2 S.C.R. 111
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 412/2007
- Decided
- 1 February 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
B Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: S. 166-Motor accident claim-Appeal-Parties for adjudication of liability-Claim petition by injured against insurer and owner of vehicle- C Allowed by Tribunal and insurer held liable to pay claim-amount-Appeal by insurer challenging fixation of liability and arraying need not be issued notice-Held, since the controversy in th~ matter is linked with entitlement of claimant to receive the amount from insurer, the claimant is D required to be heard. Respondent no. 1 filed a claim petition under s.166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 claiming compensation
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