MALLAWWA Vs. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
LAWS(SC)-1998-11-52
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: KARNATAKA)
Decided on November 27,1998

MALLAWWA Appellant
VERSUS
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LIMITED Respondents





Cited Judgements :-

ROSY JOSHI VS. JOGINDER SINGH [LAWS(P&H)-2004-11-8] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. K R BINDU FB [LAWS(KER)-2003-1-51] [FOLLOWED ON]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. KRISHNANKUTTY [LAWS(KER)-2000-1-17] [REFERRED]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. PILLU [LAWS(MPH)-2001-10-20] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. GANESHLAL NATHUJI CHAUDHARY [LAWS(GJH)-2000-9-76] [REFERRED]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. MAHEBUBANBIBI WD O MAHEMUDBEG AMUBEG MIRZA [LAWS(GJH)-2001-3-24] [REFERRED TO]
SAMJUBEN BHIKHABHAI VS. KOLI LALJI NAKU [LAWS(GJH)-2000-1-22] [REFERRED]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. HANSABA JAYARAJSINH [LAWS(GJH)-2012-1-201] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. AMRUTBEN WD/O VALJIBHAI KOLI [LAWS(GJH)-2012-2-126] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. PYARE LAL [LAWS(HPH)-1999-5-9] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. DEHRI DEVI [LAWS(HPH)-2003-12-5] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. MERAMAN DANA HARIJAN [LAWS(GJH)-2022-8-176] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. B LAKSHMAMMA [LAWS(APH)-2000-9-70] [REFERRED TO]
S LOLAKSHI VS. N TATAIAH [LAWS(APH)-1999-12-17] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. BHUPAL MONDAL & ORS. [LAWS(CAL)-2000-4-46] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. VEERAPPA [LAWS(KAR)-2002-7-6] [REFERRED TO]
GEETHA VS. G K SUBRAHMANYA [LAWS(KAR)-2008-5-1] [REFERRED TO]
OM PRAKASH SARAF VS. RAJMANI DEVI [LAWS(JHAR)-2002-2-52] [REFERRED TO]
GANGADHAR SAHOO VS. SARADANANDA PANDEY [LAWS(ORI)-1999-12-18] [REFERRED TO]
MUKTA MOHAKUD VS. J A KHAN [LAWS(ORI)-2004-1-22] [REFERRED TO]
NANJAPPAN VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED [LAWS(MAD)-2002-10-142] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. DHANABACKIAM [LAWS(MAD)-2006-9-181] [REFERRED TO]
SUJAN SINGH VS. AMAR SINGH [LAWS(P&H)-2006-7-2] [REFERREE TO (SC).]
MEERO VS. LIKHMA RAM [LAWS(RAJ)-1999-10-8] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. SHANTA BAI [LAWS(MPH)-2000-10-9] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. BANESINGH [LAWS(MPH)-2000-8-99] [REFERRED TO]
SURENDRA KUMAR VERMA VS. BAHADUR SINGH [LAWS(MPH)-2001-1-2] [REFERED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. KAUSHALYA DEVI & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2011-12-371] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MERUNBEN BABUBHAI DOSANI [LAWS(GJH)-2010-9-197] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD VS. BHARTIBEN VIJAYBHAI NAGORI [LAWS(GJH)-2012-3-372] [REFERRED TO]
GULAMHUSSEN MOHMADBHAI KAZI VS. JAHUR SULEMAN LUHAR [LAWS(GJH)-2002-8-21] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. JAYABEN NARANAGAR [LAWS(GJH)-2000-11-64] [REFERRED]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. MULIBEN WD O MUKESH JESING PARGI [LAWS(GJH)-2000-9-74] [REFERRED TO]
DM MANAGER NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. ABDUL SAMMAD CHELLAPPA [LAWS(APH)-2000-4-58] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SUSAN [LAWS(KER)-1999-12-5] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. CELINAMMA [LAWS(KER)-2003-1-68] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. PATTABHI RAMAIAH [LAWS(KAR)-2008-7-54] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. THUKARAMA ADAPPA [LAWS(KAR)-2006-11-46] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD VS. MITHILESH DEVI [LAWS(DLH)-2012-9-148] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MINTU DEBNATH [LAWS(GAU)-2007-1-18] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. BIJAYA DAS [LAWS(GAU)-2000-3-7] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. P RUILIWUNG [LAWS(GAU)-1999-7-6] [REFERRED TO]
K K MARTHUTHAPPAN VS. KAMALA [LAWS(MAD)-2000-1-94] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. ALARKUMAR INDUBHAI DESAI AND ORS [LAWS(GJH)-2010-12-338] [REFERRED TO]
JAYABEN MOHANLAL TILVA WD/O MOHANLAL TILVA VS. GAJENDRA K BHATT [LAWS(GJH)-2012-2-400] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. PATEL VITHALBHAI LAKHMANBHAI [LAWS(GJH)-2009-9-275] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. GALBIBEN DOSAJIBHAI MANJIBHAI [LAWS(GJH)-2009-3-347] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. RABARI SANGRAMBHAI PUJABHAI [LAWS(GJH)-2002-5-28] [REFERRED]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. RAMA DEVI [LAWS(HPH)-1999-7-1] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. PRITO [LAWS(HPH)-2000-1-1] [REFERRED TO]
CHEJERIA MUNICHANDRAIAH VS. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(APH)-2008-8-86] [REFERRED TO]
RAMACHANDRA VS. SHANTARAM [LAWS(KAR)-2003-12-63] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. CHITRA BAHADUR KHATRI AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2015-3-441] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. BHANWARI DEVI [LAWS(RAJ)-2000-12-29] [REFERRED TO]
JAI BAHADUR SUBBA VS. SBI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. [LAWS(SIK)-2024-6-5] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH KUMAR VS. BHAWANI [LAWS(RAJ)-2004-3-16] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SAHEBRAO KONDJI KAWLE [LAWS(BOM)-2008-11-112] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. BABASAHEB ANNA MALI [LAWS(BOM)-2001-9-73] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SURESH [LAWS(KER)-2006-4-48] [REFERRED TO]
THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. RIJAWANA JAMSHED MULLA AND ORS. [LAWS(KER)-2020-8-686] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSUANCE CO LTD VS. GOURI RAJUBAI [LAWS(APH)-1999-7-165] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SULOCHANA [LAWS(APH)-1999-11-27] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD. VS. PASABHAI VECHATBHAI CHAMAR [LAWS(GJH)-2022-9-884] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD VS. RANSIBEN WD/O CHHITUBHAI LAXMANBHAI [LAWS(GJH)-2009-8-456] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD VS. RANSIBEN WD/O CHHITUBHAI LAXMANBHAI [LAWS(GJH)-2009-8-456] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. VIJAYAGAURI KALIDAS [LAWS(GJH)-1998-12-6] [RELIED ON]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. DHULAJI JIVAJI THAKORE [LAWS(GJH)-1999-12-75] [REFERRED]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. BHAGWANBHAI DANABHAI [LAWS(GJH)-2000-6-9] [RELIED ON]
NEW INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. BUDHRAM & ORS [LAWS(CHH)-2009-6-35] [REFERRED]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO VS. RAJABHAI KANJIBHAI HARIJAN [LAWS(GJH)-2019-2-126] [REFERRED TO]
G. Raju VS. Smt. Basamma and others [LAWS(KAR)-2001-2-83] [REFERRED TO]
MALLIKA VS. S K RAJENDRAN [LAWS(MAD)-2003-8-55] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. RAHAMED [LAWS(MAD)-2004-3-324] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. NAGAMMAL [LAWS(MAD)-2008-12-344] [REFERRED TO]
CHAKALI NARASAPPA VS. K RAMANNA [LAWS(APH)-2009-3-36] [REFERRED TO]
Oriental Fire and General Insurance Company VS. Sharada Tukaram Koli [LAWS(BOM)-2005-12-90] [REFERRED TO]
JAGANNATH VISHNU KORE VS. KAMALABAI MARUTI KUMBHAR [LAWS(BOM)-2006-6-132] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. SANTOSH [LAWS(BOM)-2007-7-24] [REFERRED TO]
SHAHNAZ AYURVEDICS VS. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE [LAWS(ALL)-2004-1-28] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. GOVERDHAN [LAWS(MPH)-2000-2-65] [REFERRED TO]
MANAGER,IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. G RAMESH [LAWS(MAD)-2011-6-603] [REFERRED TO]
VARJU VS. UNITED INDIA INSSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(RAJ)-2005-1-44] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. DHANNA [LAWS(RAJ)-2010-2-22] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. NARBADA [LAWS(RAJ)-2020-5-93] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. AJAYAKUMAR [LAWS(KER)-1999-7-23] [REFERRED TO]
Nirmala Wd/o Nana VS. Navratan [LAWS(MPH)-1999-5-55] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO TLD VS. ASHOK RAMVILASJI VYAS [LAWS(BOM)-2004-4-186] [REFERRED TO]
JAMNA LAL VS. KISHAN KUMAR [LAWS(RAJ)-2010-9-28] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. ASHA RANI [LAWS(SC)-2001-8-86] [REFERRED]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. SHANTABEN [LAWS(GJH)-2000-2-40] [REFERRED]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. RAJIBEN [LAWS(GJH)-2000-2-47] [REFERRED]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. TULSIBEN PANALAL JOSHI [LAWS(GJH)-2000-8-5] [REFERRED]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. MINOR MAHESH KANUBHAI [LAWS(GJH)-2014-4-123] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. PRAFULCHANDRA DHARSHIBHAI PARMAR F/O LATE MANISHBHAI & 3 [LAWS(GJH)-2015-1-304] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. GORDHANBHAI DAHYABHAI PRAJAPATI [LAWS(GJH)-2009-2-300] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. GORDHANBHAI DAHYABHAI PRAJAPATI [LAWS(GJH)-2009-2-300] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. DHANDI [LAWS(GJH)-2011-2-73] [REFERRED TO]
ANDHAVARAPU KAMARAJU VS. THAMMINENI SEEATHARAM [LAWS(APH)-1999-11-120] [REFERRED TO]
ANDHAVARAPU KAMARAJU VS. CHINTADA SAVITRAMMA [LAWS(APH)-2000-12-87] [REFERRED TO]
MUKTI DAS VS. SABITA BAG [LAWS(CAL)-2000-4-40] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. N VENKATA SUBBAMMA [LAWS(APH)-2001-1-58] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. T VENKAIAH [LAWS(APH)-2001-3-13] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. HARI SINGH [LAWS(HPH)-1999-3-3] [REFERRED TO]
HYDHRAS VS. P P KUNHAVAA [LAWS(MAD)-2003-8-95] [REFERRED TO]
JAYANTI SAHU VS. RAMA CHANDRA BEHERA [LAWS(ORI)-1999-8-23] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. DHAPUBAI [LAWS(MPH)-2002-8-57] [REFERRED TO]
PACHOLA ORAIN VS. MAHABEER PRASAD TEBREWAL [LAWS(JHAR)-2002-10-5] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. VIBUDHI DURGAIAH [LAWS(APH)-2002-8-90] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. ALAGARA SIVA RAMA KRISHNAIAH [LAWS(APH)-2006-11-79] [REFERRED TO]
CH NAGANNA VS. MOHD YOUSUF [LAWS(APH)-2008-3-13] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. BADAM [LAWS(RAJ)-2000-12-37] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. HOSHIYARI DEVI [LAWS(RAJ)-2003-2-11] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. ASHA RANI [LAWS(SC)-2002-12-12] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. IMLINEKEN [LAWS(SC)-2000-9-177] [REFERRED]
RAMESH KUMAR VS. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED [LAWS(SC)-2001-8-93] [REFERRED]
ARUN KUMAR VS. GULABBAI [LAWS(MPH)-2002-9-60] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. SANTHOSHIDEVI [LAWS(BOM)-2003-11-8] [REFERRED TO]
GUJAWWA SHIVANNA GUMTE VS. T C SHRIKANT [LAWS(BOM)-2002-1-48] [REFERRED TO]
AJAY RAMESH BHOIR VS. AVINASH SHANTARAM JADIAL SHIRAVANE [LAWS(BOM)-2004-1-108] [REFERRED TO]
K MOHANAN VS. RETHNAMMA [LAWS(KER)-2018-4-143] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD. VS. SHANTIBEN JAMSUBHAI PATEL & 7 [LAWS(GJH)-2012-5-7] [REFERRED TO]
THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. ASHOK KUMAR YADAV AND OTHERS [LAWS(CHH)-2017-3-1] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. PONNAM LAXMIAH [LAWS(APH)-2000-2-29] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY VS. MOTIRAM [LAWS(APH)-1999-10-27] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. M MALLAMMA [LAWS(APH)-1999-6-112] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD. VS. YOGENDRASINH RAJUSINH REHVAR [LAWS(GJH)-2023-7-684] [REFERRED TO]
DILIP DESHMUKH VS. STATE OF C.G. AND ORS. [LAWS(CHH)-2003-12-13] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. PREM PRASAD BHANDARI & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2012-12-407] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. JIBAN SAHA [LAWS(GAU)-2001-3-20] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LIMITED VS. R R USHARANI [LAWS(APH)-2002-4-9] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH OIL MILLS VS. KESAR BAI [LAWS(RAJ)-2004-3-40] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. BADAMI [LAWS(RAJ)-2005-7-129] [REFERRED TO]
GAUTAM SINGH VS. MOSMAT LALMATI KUAR [LAWS(PAT)-2007-4-71] [REFERRED TO]
SITARAM PRABHU TELE VS. RAJABAI VILAS PATIL [LAWS(BOM)-2001-2-21] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. JAYASHREE [LAWS(BOM)-2005-1-27] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. BINIYA BAI [LAWS(MPH)-1999-11-26] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. JAGDISH KUMAR RATHORE [LAWS(MPH)-2000-7-16] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SINDHUBAI KONDIRAM DARWANTE [LAWS(BOM)-2010-3-119] [REFERRED TO [ 7 ,10 ]]
MATHEW JOSEPH VS. JANAKI [LAWS(KER)-2007-1-525] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. JAGDISHCHANDRA KANCHANLAL PARIKH [LAWS(GJH)-2000-2-66] [RELIED ON]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. CHAMPABEN NARSINHBHAI PATEL & 5 [LAWS(GJH)-2016-1-275] [REFERRED]
D KRISHNA REDDY VS. S SATHAIAH [LAWS(APH)-1999-2-45] [REFERRED TO]
SOROJU SATYAVATHI VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(APH)-2000-8-8] [REFERRED TO]
DHARMENDRA SWAROOP JAIN VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(CHH)-2003-12-9] [REFERRED]
KALAVATHY VS. ANNAMMAL KANAKA NEELAMBAL DURAIAMMAL RAMALINGAM SHANTHI [LAWS(MAD)-2004-1-46] [REFERRED TO]
PARASHRAM MAHADEV DIVATE VS. DIVISIONAL MANAGER UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(KAR)-2005-9-82] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. PURUSHOTHAM T M [LAWS(KAR)-2005-9-91] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. V VELAMMAL [LAWS(MAD)-2000-3-57] [REFERRED TO]
JAGDISH SINGH AND OTHERS VS. KAMLA DEVI AND OTHERS [LAWS(J&K)-2017-12-106] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MINTU DEBNATH [LAWS(GAU)-2007-1-36] [REFERRED TO]
MANAGER ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. VALLABHANI SURYA RAO [LAWS(APH)-2007-6-8] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMAPNY LIMITED VS. YARAVA LAKSHMI DEVI [LAWS(APH)-2009-2-14] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. SHOBHA BALKRISHNA GAIKWAD [LAWS(BOM)-2011-7-174] [REFERRED TO]
BHAMABAI SHANKAR BARVE VS. RANGANATH GANPAT BANKHELE [LAWS(BOM)-2011-7-42] [REFERRED TO [ 2 ,4 ,6 ,10 ,12 ]]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD. VS. VIMAL YASHWANT KAMBLE [LAWS(BOM)-2016-7-126] [REFERRED]
BHARATI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. AANDI [LAWS(MAD)-2018-10-464] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. MADHO SINGH [LAWS(RAJ)-2003-9-4] [REFERRED TO]
MAZID VS. RAJ KUNWAR [LAWS(RAJ)-2009-4-66] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. GUDDI [LAWS(MPH)-2002-4-11] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. K M POONAM [LAWS(SC)-2011-2-36] [REFERRED TO]
VIJAY KUMAR BHAVANIRAO KULKARNI VS. KHADARABI [LAWS(SC)-2001-8-134] [REFERRED]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. ABDU [LAWS(KER)-1999-12-55] [REFERRED TO]
RAM KRISHNA GUPTA VS. MUNNI DEVI [LAWS(ALL)-2012-7-131] [REFERRED TO]
RAM KRISHNA GUPTA VS. MUNNI DEVI [LAWS(ALL)-2012-7-131] [REFERRED TO]
H D F C ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. KUMARI BAI WD/O LATE HARAKH RAM [LAWS(CHH)-2017-8-40] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. AMRUTLAL KANJIBHAI SONI [LAWS(GJH)-2000-1-9] [REFERRED]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. BAI SHANTABEN [LAWS(GJH)-2000-1-21] [REFERRED]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. BHIKHAJI DHANJISHA VARIYAVA [LAWS(GJH)-2000-7-55] [REFERRED]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. ZERABIBI WD O SAIDMOHMAD ARAB [LAWS(GJH)-2000-9-97] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. BHANABHAI HIRABHAI CHAUHAN [LAWS(GJH)-2015-12-189] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. DHANDHI W/O NARSINH [LAWS(GJH)-2010-2-314] [REFERRED TO]
DILLI KRISHNA REDDY VS. RAMULA SATHAIAH [LAWS(APH)-1999-2-5] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. THANICHINTALA VENKAIAH [LAWS(APH)-2001-3-69] [REFERRED TO]
JORJIBHAI BHURABHAI MAKWANA VS. SHANTILAL [LAWS(GJH)-2024-11-15] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO VS. SUKH PAL [LAWS(HPH)-1999-6-16] [DISTINGUSISHED (DISTING.)19]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. GIAN CHAND [LAWS(HPH)-2002-1-10] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MEHAR DIN [LAWS(HPH)-2008-11-14] [REFERRED TO]
DEBARAJ PANDA VS. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(ORI)-2000-3-25] [REFERRED TO]
GOSHEN STONES CRUSHERS TIRUNELVELI VS. MRS FATHIMUTHU [LAWS(MAD)-2001-8-126] [REFERRED TO]
SAFIDAN BIBI VS. HARDESH KUMAR JAGGI [LAWS(JHAR)-2002-2-45] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

Nanavati, J. - (1.)These appeals were earlier placed for hearing before a Division Bench consisting of our learned Brothers Bharucha and Majmudar, JJ. on 20-2-1996. Upon hearing the counsel, the Division Bench passed the following order:
"What we are concerned with in these matters is the correct interpretation of Section 95 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. The question arises, specifically, in the context of the death of the owner of goods being carried in a goods vehicle, and the question is whether the insurer of the goods' vehicles is liable to pay the compensation awarded to his legal heirs. We note that there are divergent views expressed by the High Courts. Apart from that, in our view, a decision of a Bench of two learned Judges in Pushpabai Parshottam Udeshi v. M/s. Ranjit Ginning and Pressing Co. Pvt. Ltd., AIR 1977 SC 1735, needs to be reconsidered in greater detail. In these circumstances, it is appropriate that these matters should be heard and disposed of by a Bench of three learned Judges."

(2.)Accordingly, they have been placed before us for final disposal. In Civil Appeal Nos. 3659 of 1993 and 880/86, the deceased were owners of goods and as such were carried in the goods vehicles which had met with accidents. In C. A. Nos. 1478/87, 6001/90, 6002/90, 2098/96, 5872/94, SLP (C) Nos. 10745, 10747 and 10748 of 1995 the deceased were travelling in goods vehicles as passengers on payment of fare. In SLP (C) No. 9727 of 1989 the deceased was a gratuitous passenger.
(3.)In CA Nos. 3659 of 1993 the facts are that on 6-11-90 while Suresh was travelling in a goods carriage vehicle from Belgaum to Bagowadi, died as it met with an accident. His widow Mallawa, therefore, filed a claim petition claiming compensation. The claimant also made an application under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for interim compensation. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Belgaum, awarded Rs. 25,000/- under Section 140 and directed the insurance company to pay that amount. The insurance company filed an appeal before the Karnataka High Court against that interim award. The High Court set aside the order holding that under a motor vehicle insurance policy issued by an insurance company in conformity with Section 147 of the 1988 Act, the insurance company is not liable to pay compensation in respect of death of or bodily injury to any person travelling in a goods carriage as passenger whether as a hirer or otherwise. It also held that under the insurance policy there is no extra coverage in respect of a passenger like an owner or hirer travelling in the vehicle and, therefore also, the insurance company is not liable to pay compensation to the claimants either on the ground of fault liability or on the ground of no fault liability. Aggrieved by the judgment of the High Court, the claimant has filed this appeal.


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