Supreme Court of India

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Yellamma & Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 7 S.C.R. 860
Bench S.B. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 6 May 2008

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Contract of insurance - Insurance policy in respect of bus- Issue of third party cheque by purported insured towards payment of insurance premium - Cheque not encashed by c insurer as it was third party cheque and allegedly returned - Accident of bus - Claim petition - MACT allowed claim but held insurer not liable to pay compensation on ground that there was no valid insurance policy - Appeal by victim - No appeal by purported insured - High Court held that there was no provision that consideration for policy should flow from insured and not from third party - On appeal, Held: Contract ....

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