Supreme Court of India

Montford Brothers of St. Gabriel & Anr. v. United India Insurance & Anr. Etc.

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Reported as [2014] 1 S.C.R. 835
Bench P. Sathasivam, Ranjan Gogoi and Shiva Kirti Singh JJ.
Decided 28 January 2014

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MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988: s. 166 - Legal representative - Appellant no. 1 is a Catholic Society and its members are called 'Brothers' who on joining Society abandon all their worldly rights in favour c of the Society which includes the insurance claim - One 'Brother' of the Society died in a motor accident - Claim petition by appellant no.1-Society-Tribunal allowed the claim petition - On writ petition, High Court set aside order of Tribunal on the ground that claimants were not competent to claim compensation - Held: The Motor Vehicles Act does not define the term •tegal representative" but

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