Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 269 · Decided 22 July 1998
Road Transport Company v. Bhan Singh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 269 · [1998] 3 S.C.R. 873
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3421/1998
- Decided
- 22 July 1998
- Bench
- G.T. NANAVATI, S.S.M. QUADRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 95(2)(b)(ii)
Headnote
B ~ Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 : Section 95 (2) (b) (ii) Passenger bus-Insurance Policy-- 'Act onzy' policy-Basic premium paid for comprehensive risk to cover loss or damage to the bus only- c Additional premium of Rs. 300 paid to cover risk of passenger-Held : Liability of insurance company limited with an accident because of rash D and negligent driving by its driver. 35 passengers travelling in that bus died. In all nine claim cases were filed before the Tribunal. Two cases were .. dismissed and in the remaining seven cases the Tribunal awarded different sums of money by way of
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