Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 641 · Decided 12 May 2008
New Indian Assurance CO. LTD. v. Roshanben Rahemansha Fakir & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 641 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 328
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3496/2008
- Decided
- 12 May 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Motor Vehicles Act Section 10, 173
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988- s. 10- Motor accident - Claim for compensation - Courts below holding insurance company c liable to reimburse the claim - On appeal, held: Insurance Company not liable to pay the claim - Driver of the offending vehicle was not holding a valid licence - Direction to to satisfy the claim and later recover the same from the owner of the offending vehicle - Motor Vehicles 0 Rules, 1989 - r. 51 - Notification issued by Central Govern- ment vide S.O. 451 (E) dated 19.6.1992 - Constitution of In- ){ . dia, 1950-Article 142. The vehicle in question was insured as a
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