Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 176 · Decided 24 March 2006
National Insurance CO. LTD. v. SMT. Kusum Rai and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 176 · [2006] 3 S.C.R. 387
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1731/2006
- Decided
- 24 March 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136; Motor Vehicles Act Section 163A, 166
Headnote
B Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: ss. I 63-A and I 66-Driver having no valid licence-Liability of Insurance c Company-Held, owner of vehicle would be liable, and not the insurance company, to pay the claimed amount-However, on facts, impugned award against Insurance Company not interfered with, but taxi, which was insured with the appellant-Insurance Company, D met with an accident while it was being driven by its Khalasi who had a licence for driving 'Light Motor Vehicle'. In the claim petition filed by heirs of the passenger, in terms ofss. 163-A and 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988,
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