Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 135 · Decided 18 February 2011
United India Insurance CO. LTD. v. K.M. Poonam & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 135 · [2011] 2 S.C.R. 1026
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1928/2011
- Decided
- 18 February 2011
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 147, 149
Headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 147 and 149 - Motor accident - Compensation - Liability of insurer - Insurance C policy taken by the owner of the vehicle covering six passengers including the driver - Vehicle while driven by father of the owner, met with an accident - Passengers in excess of the insurance policy, travelling in the vehicle at the time of accident - Death/injury D to the passengers - Claim petitions - Liability of the insurer - Held: Is confined to the number of persons covered by the insurance policy only and liability to pay the other passengers is that of the owner of
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