Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 600 · Decided 14 December 2000
Oriental Insurance CO. LTD. v. Cheruvakkara Nafeessu and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 600 · [2000] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 670
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7359/2000
- Decided
- 14 December 2000
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 95(1)(b), 96, 95(l)(b)
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939--Section 95(1)(b) and 96--Accident causing death of a person by a vehicle-Legal heirs of the deceased filed claim C petition before the Claims Tribunal for Rs. 2, 00, 000--Policy limited liability of the appellate/insurer to Rs. 50,000--Claims Tribunal passed an award for High Court-On appeal-Held, as per the terms of policy, total extent of liability was Rs. 50, 000 only-The appellant was liable to indemnifY the insured against all sums including claimants s costs and expenses which D insured becomes liable to pay-The insured is liable to repay to the
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