Supreme Court of India

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Cholleti Bharatamma and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 11 S.C.R. 531
Bench Sinha J.
Decided 12 October 2007

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From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.147 (before and after amendment)- Death or injuries suffered by gratutious passengers travelling in goods c carriage-Liability of insurer to indemnifY the owner of goods carriage in respect of death/injury of passengers-Held: Not liable. The prime question involved in all these appeals is regarding liability of the insurance company to indemnity the owner of the vehicle in respect of death of passengers travelling in goods carriage. ·InCA@SLP(c)Nos. 7237-39/2003,theclaimantsweretravelling in a lorry which met with an accident. Tribunal allowed their claim

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 mentioned

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