Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 97 · Decided 6 February 1995
The New India Assurance CO. LTD. v. SMT. Shanti Bai and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 97 · [1995] 1 S.C.R. 871
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1312/1995
- Decided
- 6 February 1995
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, S.P. BHARUCHA, SUJATA V. MANOHAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 95, 95(2)(b)(ii)
Headnote
A B Motor Vehicles Act, 1939-S. 95-Liability of /11surer--Comprehe11sive policy issued by Insurer-Accident-Death of a passenger-Third party risk-Payment of compensation-Held, does not automatically cover the c liability to the value of the Vehicle in the absence of express 9greement-Other- wise issued a comprehensive insurance policy in respect of a bus which was used for carrying passengers and owned by respondent No. 4. While the insurance policy was in force the bus met with an accident D due to rash and negligent driving of its driver respondent no. 5, resulting in the death
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