Supreme Court of India

New India Assurance Company v. Shri Satpal Singh and Ors.

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Bench K.T. Thomas and M.B. Shah JJ.
Decided 2 December 1999

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Motor Vehicles Act 1988-Section 147-Compensation for death­ Victim a gratuitous passenger-Claim under new Act-Whether Insurance Company liable-Held, Yes-third party risk includes gratuitious passenger- Decision rendered under old Act not applicable-Motor Vehicles Act, 1939- s.95. Respondents made a joint claim before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal claiming compensation for the accidental death of a girl child of 10 years while travelling in a truck, under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.…

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