Supreme Court of India

Bimlesh & Ors. v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd.

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Reported as [2010] 9 S.C.R. 605
Bench Aftab Alam and R.M. Lodha JJ.
Decided 3 August 2010

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 163A, 166, 168 and 169 - Motor accident - Claim for compensation u/s. 163- - For the death of owner of the vehicle - Maintainability of the petition questioned - Tribunal holding that petition was maintainable - High Court holding the same as not maintainable - On appeal, held: The claims tribunal in a claim petition, is required to decide all the issues in one go and not in piecemeal - The question of maintainability is o connected with the liability of the Insurance Company - Therefore, the matter is sent back to claims tribunal to decide all the issues

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