Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 1162 · Decided 24 September 2025

Rama Bai v. M/S Amit Minerals Through Incharge OFFICER/COMPETENT Officer & ANRS.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
2025 INSC 1162 · [2025] 9 S.C.R. 1599
Case number
CIVIL APPEAL No. 9669/2024
Decided
24 September 2025
Bench
K. VINOD CHANDRAN (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Appeal(s) allowed
Case type
Civil
Acts & sections cited
Motor Vehicles Act

Headnote

Whether the High Court ought to have applied the doctrine of "pay and recover" requiring the Insurance Company to satisfy the amount of compensation to the claimant and subsequently allow the Insurance Company to recover the amount in Motor Vehicle Accident Claim - Victim-deceased died in a vehicular accident - Truck was driven by respondent no.1 - The said truck met with an accident with a tractor-trolley - Victim was a conductor in the truck - Claim petition - Tribunal

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