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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

Misc. Appeal No. 73 of 2012

M/s. United India Insurance Company Ltd., Ranchi

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Appellant

Versus

1. Savitri Devi

2. Sanjay Kumar Jha

3. Bibha Jha

4. Mansi Kumari

5. Soni Kumari

6. Suraj Kumar

7. Chandra Bhushan Singh

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Respondents

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CORAM :HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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For the Appellant

: Mr. D.C. Ghose, Advocate

For the Respondents

: Mr. Jay Prakash Pandey, Advocate

CAV ON 09. 02.2022

PRONOUNCED ON 07.04. 2022

1.

The Insurance Company has preferred the appeal against the award of

compensation in Compensation Case No.171/ 1998 under Section 166 of the

Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 whereby and where under the insurance company

has been held liable for paying the compensation amount to the claimants.

2.

The appeal has been preferred on the ground that the offending vehicle

was not under its insurance cover on the date of accident 7.6.1998.

3.

As per the claimant’s case the motor vehicle accident took place on

07.06.1998 involving a jeep bearing reg