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MADAN GOPAL VYAS
United India Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
Sanju Devi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Madan Gopal Vyas, J.
The appellant-Insurance Company has filed the present civil miscellaneous appeal under section 173 of the MOTOR VEHICLES ACT , 1988 against judgment and award dated 23.04.2009 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Parbatsar (hereinafter referred to as the learned Tribunal) in Claim Case no. 12/2007, whereby, the learned Tribunal has awarded a sum of Rs. 3,47,400/- as compensation to the claimants on account of death of Rameshwar along with interest and has held the appellant-Insurance Company alongwith the owner and driver of the vehicle jointly and severally liable for payment of compensation.
2. The facts in a nutshell giving rise to the present appeal are that on 23.11.2006, the deceased Rameshwar and Bhagu Ram alongwith Sanju (respondent No. 1 herein) were travelling in a jeep bearing registration number RJ 14 IC 6702 which was being driven by Harendra Singh (respondent no. 5 herein). The jeep collided with a tree and turned upside down on account of which Bhagu Ram died on spot and Rameshwar died during his treatment.
3. The Tribunal after hearing the parties, inter alia, held that since the jeep was insured on the date of the accident, the res
Liability of the insurance company under an 'act only policy' does not cover the risk of the occupants of the vehicle.
The main legal point established is that under an 'act only policy', the insurance company is not liable to pay compensation for passengers traveling in a vehicle, as interpreted from the Motor Vehic....
An insurance policy labeled as 'Private Car Liability Only' does not cover occupants unless a premium is charged for their risk, thus limiting the insurer's liability.
An 'Act Only' insurance policy does not cover passengers unless additional premium is paid, exonerating the insurer from liability for compensation.
An 'Act policy' under the Motor Vehicles Act does not cover passenger liability unless explicitly stated; the insurance company cannot be held liable for injuries to unauthorized passengers.
Insurance companies are not liable for compensation if passengers are not covered by the policy terms, specifically under Act policy provisions.
Occupants of a private car are not covered by an Act Only Policy, and therefore, the insurance company cannot be held liable to pay compensation for the occupants' claims.
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