Supreme Court of India
National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Balakrishnan & Another
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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss.140, 147 and 166 - Compensation claim - Insurance policy - Nature of - "Act policy" and "comprehensive/ package policy" - Distinction between - Managing Director of company met with accident while travelling in a car registered in name of the company and sustained bodily injuries - He filed compensation claim - Car in question insured with appellant-insurer- Dispute over liability of appellant-insurer - Held: In the instant case, the o insurance policy in question mentions the policy to be a "comprehensive policy" but there has to be a scanning of the terms of
Authorities it was built on
- 2004 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Swaran Singh and Ors.
- 2007 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Laxmi Narain Dhut
- 2007 Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. Meena Variyal and Ors.
- 2002 New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Asha Rani and Ors.
- 1998 Amrit Lal Sood and Anr. v. Smt. Kaushalaya Devi Thapar and Ors.
- 2007 Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Jhuma Saha and Ors.
- 2009 Bhagyalakshmi and Others v. United Insurance Co. Ltd. and Another Etc.
- 2008 Assurance Company Ltd. v. Sadanand Mukhi and Others
- 2004 Dhanraj v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd. and Anr.
- 2006 United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Shimla v. Tilak Singh and Ors.
- 2008 Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sudhakaran K.V. & Ors.
- 2007 M/s. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Davinder Singh
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