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S. Iyyapan v. M/s United India Insurance Company Ltd. and Another

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Reported as [2013] 7 S.C.R. 45
Bench Surinder Singh Nijjar and M.Y. Eqbal JJ.
Decided 1 July 2013

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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: c ss.149 read with ss.146 and 147- Insurer to satisfy awards against third party risk - Fatal accident - Held: It is the statutory right of a third party to recover the amount of compensation from the insurer - Insurer cannot disown its liability on the ground that although the driver was holding a licence to drive a light motor vehicle,it contained no endorsement to drive commercial vehicle - It is for the insurer to proceed against the insured for recovery of the amount in the event there has been violation of any condition of insurance policy - In the instant

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