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CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
P. Sam Koshy, J.
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Prahalad Singh and Others
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| 1. appeal against tribunal's award in a motor vehicle accident case. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. tribunal found liability of the insurance company and vehicle owner under collected facts. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. insurance company's objections regarding policy terms and driver's liability. (Para 5 , 6 , 9) |
| 4. review of relevant case laws concerning insurance liability under specific conditions. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. decision on grant of compensation based on the tribunal's findings. (Para 14 , 15) |
| 6. final conclusion on appeal disposition. (Para 16) |
1. Present is an appeal preferred by the appellant insurance company under S.173 of Motor Vehicles Act challenging the award dated 20.10.2000 passed by the Additional Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Surajpur in Motor Accident Claim Case No. 21 of 1998.
2. The brief facts leading to the instant appeal are that the father of respondent Nos. 5 to 7 and son of respondent Nos. 2 and 3, Shiv Shankar Minj, was working as a driver of the jeep bearing registration No. CPL 9315 which was owned by the respondent No. 1 and insured by the appellant insurance company. The jeep met with an accident on 16.2.1993 while being driven by Shiv Shankar from Bhatgaon
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