Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1384 · Decided 2 December 2008
United India Insurance CO. LTD. v. Santro Devi & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1384 · [2008] 16 S.C.R. 944
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7009/2008
- Decided
- 2 December 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Motor Vehicles Act Section 149; Workmen's Compensation Act Section 4, 23
Headnote
+ ,J' Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - Chapter XI - ss. 145, 146, 147 and 149 - Payment of compensation - Liability of insurer c - Truck insured with appellant and hypothecated to a Bank - Renewal of insurance done by Bank - Truck owner died - No ,,,.. step taken either by Bank or by heirs of deceased of truck transferred in their names - Insurance policy continued to be renewed in name of deceased owner D - Three years later, truck met with accident in which the driver died - His legal heirs claimed compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act against the widow of deceased t
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