Supreme Court of India

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Asha Rani and Ors.

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 686
Bench Ajay Prakash Misra J.
Decided 17 August 2001

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1939/Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (Prior to its amendment in 1994)-Section 95/Section 147. Compensation-Liability of insurance company-On account of death or bodily injury of the gratuituous passengers, including owner of the goods or his representatives travelling in a goods vehicle-Interpretation of Section 95(1) (ii) of 1939 Act-Insurance company held not liable to compensate­ Interpretation of Section 147 of 1988 Act in Satpal Singh's case-Insurance company held liable to compensate on the basis of deletion of clause (ii) to proviso to Section 95(/)(b) of 1939 Act-However,

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