Supreme Court of India

National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Balakrishnan & Another

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Reported as [2012] 12 S.C.R. 565
Bench K. S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 20 November 2012

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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

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