ORIGINAL JURISDICTION - Orissa High Court
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION - Orissa High Court
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION - Orissa High Court
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2010 ( I ) ILR-CUT- 396<br />
141<br />
B.K.PATEL,J.<br />
SMT. TULASI SAHUKAR -V- NEW INDIAN ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD.& ORS.*<br />
FEBRUARY 2, 2010.<br />
MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 (ACT NO. 59 OF 1988) – SEC.157.<br />
Insurance Policy – While in force owner expired and the offending<br />
vehicle met with an accident – Policy not cancelled – Ownership of the<br />
vehicle transferred in the name of the appellant during subsistence of<br />
the said policy – Policy issued infavour of the previous owner is<br />
deemed to have been transferred infavour of the present owner –<br />
Impugned award directing owner to pay compensation is set aside –<br />
Held no scope for the Insurance Company to avoid the statutory<br />
liability towards third party claims but to pay compensation with<br />
interest and cost to the claimants. (Para 21,22<br />
Case laws Referred to :<br />
1.1972 ACJ 13 : (Hindustan General Ins. Society Ltd.-V-Kausalya Rani Das<br />
& Anr.)<br />
2.1998 (1) TAC. 615 (SC) : ( Oriental Insurance Co.Ltd.-V-Inderjit Kaur &<br />
Ors.).<br />
3.1976 CLT 1283 : ( Cuttack Municipality -V-Shyamsundar Behera)<br />
4.2002 (3) TAC 663 (Mad.) : ( New India Assurance Co.Ltd. -V-Kaliathal &<br />
Ors.).<br />
5.1999(3) TAC 831 (Guj.) : ( United India Insurance Co.Ltd.-V- Mohanlal<br />
Nandiram & Ors.)<br />
6.2003(2) TAC.22 (SC) : (Rikhi Ram & Anr.-V- Sukhrania & Ors.).<br />
7.1985 CRI.L.J. 951 : (V.Parakashan -V-Pankajakshan & Anr.).<br />
8.1992 CRI.L.R. 2476 : (Virendrakumar J.Handa -V-Dilawarkhan<br />
Alij Khan & Ors.).