Supreme Court of India
Nagashetty v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. and Ors.
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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
- 2024 M/s Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Rambha Devi & Ors.
- 2016 Mukund Dewangan v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Etc.
Of those, 2 referred to
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