Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1093 · Decided 31 August 2009
National Insurance CO. LTD. v. Parvathneni & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1093 · [2009] 13 S.C.R. 1034
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 22444/2009
- Decided
- 31 August 2009
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142; Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
i + INSURANCE: c Insurance Company - Liability of - No valid insurance coverage on date of accident - Questions: (1) Whether Court · can compel Insurance Company to pay compensation awarded to the claimant giving it liberty to recover the same D from owner of vehicle, company could prove that it did not have any liability to pay the amount to the claimants under the Motor V.ehicles Act or any other enactment? and (2) Can such a direction be given under Article 142 of the Constitution of India and what is the scope of Article 142? - Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 -
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