Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 792 · Decided 8 December 1997
Oriental Insurance Co, LTD. v. Inderjit Kaur and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 792 · [1997] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 255
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8570/1997
- Decided
- 8 December 1997
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, S.P. BHARUCHA, S.C. SEN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 147(5), 149, 149(1)
Headnote
Insurance Act, 1938-Section 64 VB-Accident Compensation · Clai~us collided with Tntck 011 19.4.9(}-Death of Tmck D1ive,.......Premiwn amount for insurance of the bus paid by cheque disho11oured-Subsequently c premium amount paid in cash on 2.5.199(}-Denial of claim by the Insura11ce Company sation--On appeal, held, insurance company not absolved of its obligation to pay compensatio11 on the grou11d that it did not receive the premium amount-Public interest to prevail over interest of the Insurance Com- D pany--Hence Insurance Company is liable to pay compensation-Motor Vehicles
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