Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 92 · Decided 1 April 1987
Skandia Insurance CO. LTD. v. Kokilaben Chandravadan & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 92 · [1987] 2 S.C.R. 752
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1306/1973
- Decided
- 1 April 1987
- Bench
- M.P. THAKKAR, B.C. RAY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 94, 95, 96
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939-Ss. 94, 95 and 96-Victim of motor .vehicle accident-Compensation from insurance company-insurance against third party risk-Immunity of Insurance Company-Extent of-In case of breach of conditions of Insurance policy. Statutory Interpretation-Intention of statutory provisions. The driver of a truck handed over the control of his vehicle to the cleaner while its engine was running and the ignition key was in the ignition lock. In the absence of the driver, who had gone for bringing snacks the cleaner Interfered with the vehicle, which resulted
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