Supreme Court of India

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ajit Kumar and Ors.

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 321
Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.
Decided 2 September 2003

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988-Sections 2(14), 2(35), 2(40), 2(47), 145(c), 147- 'Goods Carriage '-Person traveling in goods carriage as passenger-Death or bodily injury-Liability of insurer-Held, insurer not liable-Motor Vehicles Act, 1939-Sections 2(8), 2(25), 2(29), 2(33). The only question involved in the appeals in whether insurer is liable to pay compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for death of or bodily injury to the person traveling in a goods vehicle as passenger. The Tribunal and the High Court relying on the case of New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Satpal Singh, fixed

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