Supreme Court of India
Pappu and Ors. v. Vinod Kumar Lamba and Anr.
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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 149(2)(a)(ii) – Motor vehicle accident – Liability of the insurance company – Onus to prove that offending vehicle was driven by unauthorized person – On whom – On facts, offending truck driven rashly and negligently, resulting in death of victim – Courts below absolved the Insurance company from its liability in respect of truck since the same was not driven by a person having a valid licence – On appeal, held: Insurance Company is entitled to take a defence that the offending vehicle was driven by an unauthorised person or the person driving the vehicle did not…
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