Supreme Court of India
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. C. Padma and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, we do not find any infirmity in the order under challenge, which would warrant our interference.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988-Section 166(3) omitted by Amending Act 54 of 1994 deleting period of limitation-Accident in 1989-Claim for compensation filed in 1995-Limitation-Ejfect of omission of Section 166(3) by Amending Act-Intention of Parliament-Held, the Act is a beneficial legislation-Parliament intended to do away with limitation by omission a/Section 166(3)-Hence, claim not barred by limitation-Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, Section 1 JO- -Limitation Act, 1963, Article 137- General Clauses Act, 1897, Section 6A. Respondents sustained bodily injuries in a motor accident which took place on
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- 2018 Sushila N. Rungta (d) Lrs. v. The Tax Recovery Officer-16(2) and Ors.
- 2019 The State of Arunachal Pradesh v. Ramchandra Rabidas @ Ratan Rabidas & Anr.
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