Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 1245 · Decided 14 November 2019
Taj Mahal Hotel v. United India Insurance Company LTD. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 1245 · [2019] 13 S.C.R. 850
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8611/2019
- Decided
- 14 November 2019
- Bench
- MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, AJAY RASTOGI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Constitution; Contract Act Section 148, 149, 151, 152
Headnote
Consumer Protection - Vehicles of guests handed over to the hotels for valet parking - Liability of hotels in case of theft/loss - Bailor-bailee relationship under the Contract Act, if exists - Respondent no.2's car parked under the valet parking Car driven away by another person- Respondent no.1 (insurer) settled the insurance claim by respondent no.2 - Both filed complaint against the appellant - Dismissed by the State Commission on the locus standi of the insurer - National Commission remanded the complaint back
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