Supreme Court of India
Sanjeev Kumar Samrat v. National Insurance Co. Ltd. and Others
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid analysis, we repel the C contentions raised by the learned counsel for the appellant and as a fall-out of the same, the appeals, being sans merit, stand dismissed without any order as to costs.
Judgment, page 18
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 - ss. 147 and 167 - Insured goods vehicle - Hired - Accident of the vehicle - Causing death of the hirer and its two employees - Claim for compensation - Tribunal holding that Insurance company was liable to pay the compensation - High Court holding that Insurance company was liable only in respect of the hirer and not to its employees - On appeal, held: Order of High Court is correct - The statutory policy only covers the employees of the insured, covered under Workmen's Compensation Act and not any other kind of employee - Workman's Compensation Act, 1923.
Authorities it was built on
- 2003 Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. v. Devireddy Konda Reddy and Ors. Etc. Etc.
- 2002 New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Asha Rani and Ors.
- 2007 New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Vedwati and Ors.
- 2004 M/s. National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Baljit Kaur and Ors.
- 1997 Ved Prakash Garg Etc. v. Premi Devi and Ors. Etc.
- 2007 National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Cholleti Bharatamma and Ors.
- 1999 New India Assurance Company v. Shri Satpal Singh and Ors.
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