Supreme Court of India

Chandrakanta Tiwari v. New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr.

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Reported as [2020] 5 S.C.R. 868
Bench R. F. Nariman, Na Vin Sinha and B. R. Ga V Ai JJ.
Decided 8 June 2020

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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.163A – Son of the clai mant, allegedly a pillion rider, was killed in a road accident – MAC T held the insurance company liable to pay Rs.1.99 lakhs with 6% inte rest thereon – Judgment set aside by High Court – Held: Claim ant need not plead or establish that the death in respect of whi ch the claim was made, was due to any negligence or default of the owner o f the vehicle or of any other person – Thus, it is not relevant that the person insured must be the driver of the vehicle but may wel l have been riding with somebody else driving a vehicle which result ed

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