Supreme Court of India

Ramkhiladi & Anr. v. The United India Insurance Company & Anr.

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Reported as [2020] 1 S.C.R. 19
Bench Ashok Bhushan and M. R. Shah JJ.
Decided 7 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeal is partly allowed to the aforesaid extent and it is observed and held that the original claimants shall be entitled to a sum of Rs.1 lakh only with interest @ 7.5 per cent per annum from the date of the claim petition till realization.

Judgment, page 17

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s. 163A – Claim under – Vic tim was travelling on a motorcycle and met an accident – Victim died – As per claimants, the accident occurred on account of rash and negligent driving of the driver of another motorcycle – Claim Petition u/s. 163A of the Act filed by the appellants against the owner of the vehicle on which victim/deceased was travelling and its insurance company – Neither the driver nor the owner or the i nsurance company of another motorcycle were joined as oppone nts in the claim petition – Tribunal held insurance company li able to pay compensation of

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