Supreme Court of India

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Vedwati and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 2 S.C.R. 918
Bench Dk Aritit Pasa Yat and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 20 February 2007

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: )- -. c ss. 2(14), 2(35), 2(40) and 22(47)-"Goods carriage" -Tractor- Carrying a passenger-Accident-Death of passenger-Claim by dependents from Insurance Company-Held, provisions of the Act do not enjoin any statutory liability on the owner to get his vehicle ensured for any passenger • travelling in .a goods carriage, and insurer would have no liability therefor- Motor Vehicles Act, 1935-ss. 2(8), 2(55), 2(29) and 2(33). tractor carrying a passenger met with an accident and, as a result, the passenger died. The dependents filed a claim petition and the Motor -'1

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