National Insurance Co. Ltd vs Vinod Kumar And Another on 1 July, 2016
it was submitted that the Insurance Company was
not liable. Reliance was also placed upon the
decision in National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Cholleti
Bharatamma, 2008 ACJ 268 (SC)wherein the plea
was taken that the owner himself travel in the cabin
of the vehicle and not with the goods so as to be
covered under Section 147. However, in case the
driver permits a passenger to travel in the tool box, he
cannot escape from the liability that he was
of
negligent in driving the vehicle and moreover, in a
petition under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles
Act, rash or negligent driving is not to be proved and,
therefore, this decision does not help the appellant.