Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Smt. Raj Kumari
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Motor Vehicles Act,1988 - Section 166 , Section 168
Motor accident - Compensation of Rs. 1.25 lakhs awarded - Liability of Insurance Company fixed at Rs. 50,000/- - Balance amount to be paid by owner of vehicle - Court further directed that entire amount first to be paid by Insurance Company and recover the owner - Order set aside - Insurance Company to pay Rs. 50,000/- - Balance amount will be paid by owner - Owner of vehicle is a private limited company - Claimants would have no difficulty in recovering the amount from owner.
Motor Vehicles Act,1988 - Motor Accident Claim
Motor Accident Claim - Interpretation of statutes - Judges interpret statutes, they do not interpret judgments - They interpret words of statutes; their words are not to be interpreted as statutes.
Topic(s)-Interpretation of statutes , Liability of Insurance Company
Important Decision(s)- Liability of Insurance Company fixed at Rs. 50,000/- - Balance amount to be paid by owner of vehicle.