Supreme Court of India
Manager, National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Saju P. Paul and Another
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We are of the view that this petition may be placed for consideration before a larger Bench.
Judgment, page 18
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - s. 147 - Motor accident of goods vehicle - Injury to the claimant, who was travelling in the vehicle and claiming to be a spare driver - Liability of the insurance company - Held: Insurance company not liable to pay compensation - Spare driver was not covered under the policy - He was admittedly not driving the vehicle nor was engaged for driving the said vehicle - Thus he was a gratuitous passenger - In the facts of the case, Insurance Company directed to pay the compensation and later to recover the same from the owner-insured. The question for consideration in
Authorities it was built on
- 2003 Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. v. Devireddy Konda Reddy and Ors. Etc. Etc.
- 2009 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Parvathneni & Anr.
- 2004 M/s. National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Baljit Kaur and Ors.
- 2004 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Challa Upendra Rao and Ors.
- 2008 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Kaushalya Devi and Ors.
- 2007 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Cholleti Bharatamma and Ors.
- 1999 New India Assurance Company v. Shri Satpal Singh and Ors.
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