Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 263 · Decided 27 April 2000
SMT. Rita Devi and ORS. v. New India Assurance CO. LTD. and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 263 · [2000] 3 S.C.R. 741
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3021/2000
- Decided
- 27 April 2000
- Bench
- D.P. WADHWA, N. SANTOSH HEGDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 163, 167; Workmen's Compensation Act
Headnote
AND ORS. v. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANR. APRIL 27, 2000 [D.P. WADHWAAND N. SANTOSH HEGDE, JJ.J Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 : S. 163-A-Accident-CompensaJion-Payment of-Autorickshaw driver­ killed by unknown passengers for stealing the vehicle-Legal representaJives­ Claim for interpretation of word 'death' in Work­ men's Compensation Act, applicable to Motor Vehicles Act also-Workmen's D Compensation Act, 1923-lnterpretation of statutes. S. 170-Appeal-Maintainahility of-Accident-Claim for compensa­ tion-Allowed by Tribunal-.,.Appeal filed by insurer without
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