Supreme Court of India

Beli Ram v. Rajinder Kumar & Anr.

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Reported as [2020] 11 S.C.R. 31
Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 23 September 2020

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, the appeals are dismissed by settling the aforesaid question of law and leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 – The first respon dent was driving the vehicle as the driver of the appell ant for almost three years without renewing licence – The first res pondent-driver met with an accident while driving a truck and suffered 20 per cent permanent disability – He sought compensation under the Workmen’ s Compensation Act, 1923 – The aspect of non-validit y of the driving licence weighed with the High Court and while passing the impugned judgment absolved insurance company of any liabilit y and fastened the same upon the appellant-owner on a ccount of breach of insurance

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