Supreme Court of India

Urmila Devi & Ors. v. Branch Manager, National Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr.

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Reported as [2020] 3 S.C.R. 498
Bench S. A. Bobde, B. R. Gavai and Surya Kant JJ.
Decided 30 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

We hold that by taking cross-objection what is being exercised is the right of appeal itself, it follows that the subject- matter of cross-objection and the relief sought there in must conform to the requirement of Section 39(1).

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Motors Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.173 – Appeal – Cross objecti ons – Maintainability of – Husband of claimant-appellan t no.1 (who was also father of appellant nos.2-4 & son of appell ant no.5) met with accident – MACT directed Insurance Company to pay Rs.2,47,500/- to the claimants – Appeal filed by Insurance Company before High Court was dismissed in default – Cross objection f iled therein by the appellants was dismissed as not maintainable – eld: In view of r.249 of 1992 Motor Vehicle Rules, the High Court rig htly held that the claimants were entitled to file cross-objection – However, it

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