Supreme Court of India
Nirmala Kothari v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.149(2)(a)(ii) – Fatal accident – Insurance claim – Repudiation of claim on the ground tha t driver did not possess proper driving licence at the time of ac cident which amounted to breach of conditions under s.149(2)(a) – Plea of insurance company that the driving licence purported to have bee n issued by the licencing authority, Sheikh Sarai, Delhi c ould not be verified as the concerned officer of the licencing authority deposed that the record of the licence was not available with them – Held: While hiring a driver, an employer is expected to verify if the
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