Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 388 · Decided 10 September 1999
New India Assurance CO. LTD. v. SMT. Sita Bai and Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 388 · [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 304
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5005/1999
- Decided
- 10 September 1999
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, M. SRINIVASAN, R.C. LAHOTI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 92
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939: S. 92-A-Motor accident claim-Liability of Insurer-Accident took C place at 10:00 hours on 16.4.1987 and policy commenced thereafter at 21:00 hours on the same date-Held, Tribunal and High Court were wrong in burdening the Insurance Company with the liability. D E New 2 SCC 680, held not applicable. National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Jikubhai Nathuji Dabhai (Smt.) and Ors., (1997) 1 SCC 66 and Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sunita Rathi & Ors., [1998] 1 SCC 365, relied on. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION : Civil Appeal No. 5005 of 1999. From the Judgment and Order
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