Supreme Court of India

New Indian Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Roshanben Rahemansha Fakir & Anr.

Neutral citation
Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 328
Bench S.B. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 12 May 2008
Status Overruled

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From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988- s. 10- Motor accident - Claim for compensation - Courts below holding insurance company c liable to reimburse the claim - On appeal, held: Insurance Company not liable to pay the claim - Driver of the offending vehicle was not holding a valid licence - Direction to the In­ surance Company to satisfy the claim and later recover the same from the owner of the offending vehicle - Motor Vehicles 0 Rules, 1989 - r. 51 - Notification issued by Central Govern- ment vide S.O. 451 ( ) dated 19.6.1992 - Constitution of In- ){ . dia, 1950-Article 142. The vehicle in question

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 overruled

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