Supreme Court of India
Rikhi Ram and Anr. v. Smt. Sukhrania and Ors.
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4 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.
What the Court ordered
We hold that whenever a vehicle which is covered by the insurance policy is transferred to a transferee, the liability of insurer does not ceases so far as the third party/victim is concerned, even if the owner or purchaser does not give any intimation as required under the F provisions of the Act.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1939; Sections 94, 95, 103- & 110: liability of Insurer to pay compensation to third party- -Insured vehicle transferred without any intimation to insurer-Effect on- Held, since compulsory insurance under the Insurance Policy is for the benefit of third party/victim, liability of insurer c,bes not cease on the ground of no intimation to insurer either by transferor or transferee of such vehicle. -.; Words and Phrases: 'Third party'-Meaning of in the context of Insurance of a vehicle. Son of the claimant-respondents died in a motor cycle accident. The vehicle was insured by
Where later benches applied it
- 2017 Firdaus v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.
- 2008 United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Santro Devi & Ors.
- 2007 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Deepa Devi and Ors.
- 2006 United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Shimla v. Tilak Singh and Ors.
Of those, 1 relied on · 3 mentioned
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