Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 713 · Decided 16 May 2008
Oriental Insurance CO. LTD. v. Sudhakaran K.V. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 713 · [2008] 9 S.C.R. 367
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3634/2008
- Decided
- 16 May 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 147
Headnote
367 .l .. ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. A v. SUDHAKARAN K.V. & ORS. (Civil Appeal No. 3634 of 2008) MAY 16, 2008 B [S.B. SINHA AND LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, JJ] ~ Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.147 - Claim in respect of death of a pillion rider on a scooter - Liability of insurer - Held : Pillion of High Court upholding the liability of insurer set aside. A petition was filed before the Motor Accident Claims D Tribunal claiming compensation for death of a pillion rider, who fell from the scooter of respondent no.1 and sue- cumbed to the injuries. The Tribunal held that the accident
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