Supreme Court of India

National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Anjana Shyam and Ors.

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Bench A.K. Mathur and P.K. Balasubramanyan JJ.
Decided 20 August 2007

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the 42 awards to E be satisfied by the insurance company would be the 42 awards in the descending order starting from the hig_hest of the awards.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; Ss. 58, 72, 86, 146, 147, 149 and 166: Insurance of vehicle-Liability of Insurer to representative of the injured and dead persons in an accident involving public transport vehicle­ Compensation-Awards passed by Tribunal exceeding the number of persons insured by assured-Execution of-Held: An insurance policy effected in terms of S. 147(/)(b}(ii) of the Act insure persons/class of persons against the death of/bodily injury to any passenger caused by or arising out of the use of public transport vehicle in public place-Jns1,Uer if failed to establish fundamental…

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