Supreme Court of India

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Prembai Patel and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] 3 S.C.R. 655
Bench R.C. Lahoti J.
Decided 18 April 2005

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From the headnote

Motor vehicles Act, 1988; Ss. 140, 146, 147, 149, 166 and 1731 Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923; Section 3: Goods vehicle-Accident-Death of driver-Claim Petition-Liability of insurer and owner of vehicle under 1988 Act and Workmen's Compensation Act-Held: In order to make the insurer liable to pay entire amount of fiOmpensation under the insurance policy covering the death/bodily injury caused to assured/employee in the course of employment, the owner must take a policy which clearly shows that insurer's liability under the policy is not restricted to liabilities under the Workmen's

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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