Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 124 · Decided 9 February 2009
Oriental Insurance CO. LTD. v. Vimla Devi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 124 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 1073
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 815/2009
- Decided
- 9 February 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 166
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 166 - Compensation claimed by heirs of passengers c - Tribunal and High Court held that though offending vehicle was goods commercial vehicle, it was insured for goods as well as for passengers - Plea of insurer that no premium was received in respect passengers - Matter -. remitted to Tribunal to consider original documents relating D to payment of premium. The MACT and the High Court held that the offending vehicle was the subject matter of insurance for goods as well as for passengers, though it was a goods E commercial vehicle. In
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