Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 678 · Decided 8 August 2018
Shamanna and Another v. The Divisional Manager the Oriental Insurance CO. LTD. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 678 · [2018] 9 S.C.R. 486
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8144/2018
- Decided
- 8 August 2018
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142
Headnote
Compensation: Motor Vehicles Accident - Third party risk - Liability of insurer - Son of appellants/claimants was travelling in a Jeep which was driven in a negligent manner due to which he sustained injuries and died in the hospital - Tribunal directed the insurance company to pay the compensation to claimants and granted liberty to the insurance company to recover the same from the owner of the offending vehicle - Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs.3,55,500/-- High Court set aside the award passed by the
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