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Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. Meena Variyal and Ors.

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Reported as [2007] 4 S.C.R. 641
Bench C.K. Thakkerand P. K. Balasubramanyan J.
Decided 2 April 2007

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the appellant Insurance Company is not Hable to indemnify the insured and is also not obliged to satisfy the award of the Tribunal/Court and then have recourse to the insured, the owner of the vehicle.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: Sections 147 and 166. Accident-Claim petition-Liability of insurance company-One 'S' c was employed as a Regional Manager with a company who was the owner of a motor vehicle- 'S' was provided with a car by the employer-The vehicle was insured with the insurance company in .terms of the Motor Vehicles Act-There was no special contract-The vehicle met with an accident and 'S' died-The widow and daughter of 'S' filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Act before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal- According to the claim, the deceased was driving along with his

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 referred to · 1 mentioned · 1 not applicable

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