Supreme Court of India

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Bismillah Bai & Others

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Reported as [2009] 5 S.C.R. 14
Bench S.B. Sinha and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 20 March 2009

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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: c s. 166 rlw s.140- Liability of insurer- Collision of Jeep and Truck - Person sitting in Jeep died - Truck not insured - Petition for claim - Tribunal holding Truck driver guilty of rash and negligent driving - Compensation awarded - Insurer of Jeep exonerated - High Court setting aside the part of award exonerating the Jeep and making insurer also liable ....- for payment - HELD: High Court having not reversed the > finding of Tribunal that .Jeep was not guilty, it could not have fastened liability on insurer of Jeep - Besides, Insurance Company cannot be held

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