Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 379 · Decided 20 March 2009
National Insurance CO. LTD. v. Sebastian K. Jacob
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 379 · [2009] 4 S.C.R. 786
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1748/2009
- Decided
- 20 March 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Motor accident - Motor c Accident Tribunal awarding compensation - Insurance company denying its liability on the ground that the claimant was already compensated by another Insurance Company for the same cause of action - Earlier payment not disputed - Award upheld by Company agreeing to pay the difference between amount claimed and the amount D already paid - Held: As the claim is for the whole amount and not for the difference of amount, matter remitted to High Court to reconsider the matter. CIVILAPPELLATE JURISDICTION: Civil Appeal No. 1748 E of 2009
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