Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 589 · Decided 15 May 2007
Oriental Insurance CO.LID. v. Brij Mohan and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 589 · [2007] 6 S.C.R. 843
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2532/2007
- Decided
- 15 May 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; Motor Vehicles Act Section 147
Headnote
CO.LID. A v. BRIJ MOHAN AND ORS. MAY 15. 2007 [S.B. SINHA AND MARKANDEY KA TJU. JJ.] B Motor Vehicles Act, 1988-s. 147-Third Party risk-Liability of insurer-Goods carriage-Earth dug up, carried in a trolley attached to tractor, to brick klin-Labourer travelling in a trolley suffered grievous neither owner nor driver but merely passenger travelling on the trolley thus, claim not sustainable-However being poor labourer and having suffered grievous injuries, compensation awarded less-Thus, award lo be satisfied by insurance company which ii D could realise from owner of the
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