Supreme Court of India

Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Dyamawa & Ors.

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Reported as [2013] 1 S.C.R. 739
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and Jagdish Singh Khehar JJ.
Decided 5 February 2013

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons recorded hereinabove, we find no merit in the instant appeal.

Judgment, page 19

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 167 read with s.166 of the Act and s.8 of 1923 Act - Death of an employee in a motor accident while in employment of the employer - Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarding compensation and directing deduction of c the amount already paid to claimant under 1923 Act - Held: Dependents having opted to file claim petition uls 166 of the Act first, and being disbursed the amount under 1923 Act subsequently, the order of Tribunal directing deduction of the amount paid under the 1923 Act from the compensation determined under Motor Vehicles Act, gives full effect to s.

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