Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 381 · Decided 11 August 2003
United India Insurance CO. LTD. v. Jyotsnaben Sudhirbhai Patel and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 381 · [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 380
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6295/2003
- Decided
- 11 August 2003
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 149(2), 170, 173
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988-Sections 149(2), 170 and 173-Motor Accident-Compensation-Claim-Driver and owner of vehide did not contest C the claim-Adverse inference drawn against them and compensation awarded- 1nsurance Company impleaded as party by Tribunal but reasons for impleadment not Court as not maintainable-On appeal, Held: Insurance Company can contest the proceeding on the grounds other than enumerated in Section 149(2) if there is collusion between claimant and the insured-The D Insurance company can be legitimately considered to be 'person aggrieved'. E Words and
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