Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 76 · Decided 5 February 2013
Oriental Insurance CO. LTD. v. Dyamawa & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 76 · [2013] 1 S.C.R. 739
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 937/2013
- Decided
- 5 February 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, J.S. KHEHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 167, 166; Workmen's Compensation Act Section 8, 10
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 167 read with s.166 of the Act and s.8 of 1923 Act - Death of an employee in a motor accident while in employment of the employer - Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarding compensation and directing deduction of A B c the amount already paid to claimant under 1923 Act opted to file claim petition uls 166 of the Act first, and being disbursed the amount under 1923 Act subsequently, the order of Tribunal directing deduction of the amount paid under the 1923 Act from the compensation determined under Motor Vehicles Act, gives full effect to s. 167 of the said Act,
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