Supreme Court of India

Bharti Axa General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Priya Paul & Anr.

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Reported as [2020] 7 S.C.R. 583
Bench Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and R. Subhash Reddy JJ.
Decided 7 February 2020

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Insurance – Aircraft Act, 1934 – Aircraft Rules, 1937 – Clai m filed by respondent no. 1 pertaining to an aviation accident leadin g to the death of her son – The appellant-insurer repudiated the c laim on the basis that the deceased was travelling in a motorized gl ider for sightseeing and hence was not travelling in a stand ard aircraft and was further not a fare-paying passenger in any regular scheduled airline or air charter company, which exc luded the accident from the purview of the policy – The National Commis sion directed the insurer to pay an amount of Rs. 1 crore – O n appeal,

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