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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY
New India Assurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Chandan Kumar Singh, S/o Bijay Kumar Singh – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. claimant's injuries from vehicular accident. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. disputed validity of driver's license. (Para 4 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. court's affirmation of tribunal's finding. (Para 5 , 10) |
| 4. insurance liability confirmed; appeal dismissed. (Para 8 , 11) |
| 5. insurers must prove insured's negligence. (Para 9) |
Heard, learned counsel for parties.
1. Insurance Company is in appeal against the judgement of award and compensation in Compensation Case No.26 of 2004 under Section 166 of the M.V. Act, 1988 for which the liability to pay compensation is fixed on the appellant-Insurance Company.
2. As per the case of the claimant (s), he sustained injuries from an offending vehicle bearing registration No. BR16G-1713, which was being driven rashly and negligently on 02.04.2001 at about 11 am. The injury resulted in 75% permanent disability.
3. The claim case was filed impleading the owner, driver and the insurer of the vehicle as the party(s).
4. The claim case was contested by the appellant/O.P. No. 3 (Insurance Company) inter alia on the ground that claimant had not sustained any injury from the said vehicular accident. Insurance was not denied by the appellant-insurance company, ho
An insurer cannot avoid liability for compensation due to an expired driver's license without proving the insured's negligence in fulfilling policy conditions.
Insurance companies must prove negligence or breach of terms by the insured to deny liability, irrespective of license validity.
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