Supreme Court of India

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Challa Upendra Rao and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 587
Bench Arijit Pasayat and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 21 September 2004

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Section 149(2)-Claim petition-Resisting of-Statutory defences available to the Insurer-Held: Are confined only to those available under s. 149(2). Section 149(2)(b)(i)(a)-Driving of vehicle-Without permit to ply- For hire or reward-High Court was of the view that since there was no permit, the question of violation of any condition thereof did not arise­ Correctness of-Held: High Court's view is clearly fallacious-Plying of a vehicle without a permit is an infraction- person without a permit to ply a vehicle cannot be placed at a better pedestal vis-a-vis one who has

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