Supreme Court of India

Iffco Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd. v. Pearl Beverages Ltd.

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Reported as [2021] 14 S.C.R. 104
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit, Indira Banerjee and K.M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 12 April 2021

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that there is nothing in law which wo uld otherwise disentitle the appellant from setting up the case that the exclusion clause would disentitle the respondent from succeeding.

Judgment, page 67

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 –s.185 – Contract of Insura nce – Drunken driving – Liability of insurer – Exclusion Clause – Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – s.185 – Respondent- Company’s car (Porsche) insured with the appellant, met with an accide nt and was completely damaged – Appellant repudiated the cl aim by the respondent – State Commission rejected the complaint of the respondent – Order set aside by NCDRC – On appeal, held: Presence of alcohol in excess of 30 mg per 100 ml. of blood i s not an indispensable requirement to enable an Insurer to successfully invoke the clause – What is

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