Supreme Court of India
Nirmala Kothari v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.149(2)(a)(ii) – Fatal accident – Insurance claim – Repudiation of claim on the ground that driver did not possess proper driving licence at the time of accident which amounted to breach of conditions under s.149(2)(a) – Plea of insurance company that the driving licence purported to have been issued by the licencing authority, Sheikh Sarai, Delhi could not be verified as the concerned officer of the licencing authority deposed that the record of the licence was not available with them – Held: While hiring a driver, an employer is expected to verify if the driver…
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