Supreme Court of India
Chandrakanta Tiwari v. New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr.
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Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – s.163A – Son of the claimant, allegedly a pillion rider, was killed in a road accident – MACT held the insurance company liable to pay Rs.1.99 lakhs with 6% interest thereon – Judgment set aside by High Court – Held: Claimant need not plead or establish that the death in respect of which the claim was made, was due to any negligence or default of the owner of the vehicle or of any other person – Thus, it is not relevant that the person insured must be the driver of the vehicle but may well have been riding with somebody else driving a vehicle which resulted in the…
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