Supreme Court of India

Nagashetty v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Ors.

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 656
Bench Y Ariava J.
Decided 17 August 2001

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

For the above reasons, the Judgment of the High Court A cannot be sustained and is hereby set aside.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act. 1988-Ss.2(14), (44), (46) and (47) and 10(2)­ Compensation-Payment of-Insurance Company-liability of-Licence to drive tractor with attached trailer-Accident-Insurance Policy Charging additional premium for trailer-Held, Insurance Company liable-Person having valid driving licence of a vehicle does not become disabled to drive that vehicle merely because a trailer was attached to that. Insurance Policy-Interpretation of-Tractor-Insurance of-Extra premium for trailer-Driver-Restriction on transporting goods as a learner­ licence for tractor with attached

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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