Supreme Court of India
M/s. National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Baljit Kaur and Ors.
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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988-Seciion 147 (as amended in 1994) and Section c 168-lnsurance policy in respect of goods vehicle-Liability of insurer with respect to gratuitous passengers-Held: By amendment in 1994 to Section 147 intention of the legislature was not to provide for liability of insurer with respect to gratuitous passenger- /so this was neither contemplated at the time contract of insurance was entered into, nor premium was paid to that extent-Hence the owner of the vehicle-insured liable. Interpretation of statutes: Rule of-Court of law should avoid interpretation that would negate
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Where later benches applied it
- 2013 Manager, National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Saju P. Paul and Another
- 2012 Sanjeev Kumar Samrat v. National Insurance Co. Ltd. and Others
- 2017 Manuara Khatun & Ors. v. Rajesh Kr. Singh & Ors.
- 2013 Kishan Gopal & Anr. v. Lala & Ors.
Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to
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