Supreme Court of India

Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. v. Devireddy Konda Reddy and Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2003] 1 S.C.R. 537
Bench Shivaraj V. Patil J.
Decided 24 January 2003

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Ss.2(14), 2(35),2(40),2(47) and 147-"Goods carriage"-Carrying c unauthorised and gratuitous passengers-Accident-Death of passengers- Compensation-Liability of insurer-Held, insurer not liable. Certain goods vehicles, which were insured with the appellant insurance company, met with accidents resulting in death of several persons who were either unauthorised or gratuitous passengers in the said vehicles. Legal representatives of the deceased persons laid claim before the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 The Tribunal held the insurer liable

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