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Skandia Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Kokilaben Chandravadan & Ors.

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Reported as [1987] 2 S.C.R. 752
Bench M.P. Thakkar and B.C. Ray JJ.
Decided 1 April 1987

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1939-Ss. 94, 95 and 96-Victim of motor .vehicle accident-Compensation from insurance company-insurance against third party risk-Immunity of Insurance Company-Extent of-In case of breach of conditions of Insurance policy. Statutory Interpretation-Intention of Legislature-Ascertain- ment of-To probe the motive and philosophy of the relevant statutory provisions. The driver of a truck handed over the control of his vehicle to the cleaner while its engine was running and the ignition key was in the ignition lock. In the absence of the driver, who had gone for bringing snacks

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to · 12 mentioned

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