Supreme Court of India

Lilaben Udesing Gohel Etc. Etc. v. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. and Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1996] 3 S.C.R. 450
Bench A.M. Ahmadi J.
Decided 15 March 1996

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For the aforesaid reasons there is conflict between the guidelines laid ·down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Union Carbide Corporation (snpra) and again in the case of General Manager, Kerala State Road C Transport Corporation (supra).

Judgment, page 14

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 : Ss. 166, 168---Motor accident claims-Compensation amount­ Guidelines laid down by Supreme Court for proper utilisation of-Reiterated. Full Bench of the Gujarat High Court in the case of New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Kamlaben Sultansinh Hakumsinh Jadav & Or.», aris­ ing out of an award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, observed that inspite of the guidelines given to the Claims Tribunals to follow while disposing of the claim applications arising under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1949, a large number of complaints of mis-application of compensation money were

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