Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1282 · Decided 5 November 1996
TMT. Noorjahan v. TMT. Sultan Rajia @thaju and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1282 · [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 401
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 14173/1996
- Decided
- 5 November 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, S.C. SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 95(2)
Headnote
v. TMT. SULTAN RAJIA @THAJU AND ORS. NOVEMBER 5, 1996 [A.M. AHMADI, CJ. AND S.C. SEN, J.] A B Motor Vehicles Act, 1939-Sections 95 (2){b)(ii) and 95(l)(b)(ii) proviso (ii)-Passenger-Liability of insurance company-Public carrier carrying passenger for hire or reward pursuant to contract of limited to only Rs. 10, 000. Vicarious Liability-Motor accident-Deceased was a passenger­ The acts of the driver leading to accident-Claim for compensation-Held, owner of the vehicle is vicariously liable for the act of the driver. D The victim suffered injuries while alighting from the bus
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