Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 456 · Decided 4 April 2008
United India Insurance CO. LTD. v. Suresh K.K. & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 456 · [2008] 5 S.C.R. 1178
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2565/2008
- Decided
- 4 April 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142; Motor Vehicles Act Section 147(1), 166, 147
Headnote
5 S.C.R. 1178 UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. v SURESH K.K. & ANR. (Civil Appeal No. 2565 of 2008) APRIL 4,2008 (S.8. SINHA AND LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, JJ.) Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 ss.147(1) and 166 - Three wheeler 'goods carriage' - C Accident- Injury to person sitting by the side of driver of goods would be covered in terms of s.147(1) - D But, as no other person whether passenger or owner of vehicle is supposed to share the seat of the driver, violation of condition of contract of insurance is proved - Tribunal and High Court should have held the owner of the vehicle as guilty
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