Supreme Court of India
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Jhuma Saha and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the reasons stated in the claim petition or otherwise, he himself was to be blamed for the B accident.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s.147(l)(b) read with s.166-Third party insurance-Vehicle met with accident-Resulting in death of owner driving the vehicle-Held, · additional premium for entire risk of death or bodily injury to owner not c having been paid, S-l 47(J)(b) which covers risk of a third party only would be attracted-Insurer cannot be fastened with any liability toward owner. __, ... An insured vehicle, which was being driven by its owner, dashed _/ . against a tree and as a result of the said accident the owner died. The claim -I petition under section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act,
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Where later benches applied it
- 2020 Ramkhiladi & Anr. v. The United India Insurance Company & Anr.
- 2018 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Ashalata Bhowmik and Ors.
- 2012 Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. v. Surendra Nath Loomba and Others
- 2012 National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Balakrishnan & Another
Of those, 4 referred to
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