Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 212 · Decided 18 April 2005
National Insurance CO. LTD. v. Prembai Patel and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 212 · [2005] 3 S.C.R. 655
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6476/1998
- Decided
- 18 April 2005
- Bench
- R.C. LAHOTI, G.P. MATHUR, A.K. MATHUR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 140, 146, 147, 149, 166, 1731; Workmen's Compensation Act Section 3
Headnote
CO. LTD. V. PREMBAI PATEL AND ORS. APRIL 18, 2005 [R.C. LAHOTI, CJ., G.P. MATHUR AND A.K. MATHUR, JJ.) Motor vehicles Act, 1988; Ss. 140, 146, 147, 149, 166 and 1731 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923; Section 3: A B Goods vehicle-Accident-Death of driver-Claim Petition-Liability C of insurer and covering the death/bodily injury caused to assured/employee in the course of employment, the owner must take a policy which clearly shows that insurer's liability under the policy is not D restricted to liabilities under the Workmen's Compensation Act but is either more/unlimited-Since the policy
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