Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 789 · Decided 4 December 1997
Oriental Insurance CO. LTD. v. Sunita Rath! and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 789 · [1997] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 200
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8504/1997
- Decided
- 4 December 1997
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, S.P. BHARUCHA, AJAY PRAKASH MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
lnsurancr:-Accident of vehiclr:-Insurance obtained on same day-Ex­ press mention of effective date and time of commencement of insurance in C the policy-Time of policy ~pccified at 2.55 P.M.-Accident occwred prior to that time i.e. at 2.20 P.M.-Held in such a case liability is that of the which took place on 10th December, 1991 at 2.20 P.M. Thereafter on the same day at 2.55 P.M. the D vehicle owner obtained insurance policy which expressly stated that the effective date and time of commencement of the insurance for the purpose of the Act was 10th December 'l.991 at 2.55 P.M. 'on
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