New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs B Satyajit Reddy And Ors. on 21 September, 2010
There are
earlier rulings of the National Commission in support of this contention. This
Commission in New India Assurance Co. Ltd., vs Ladu Kishore Sahu III
(2003) CPJ 99 (NC), has held that Jubaraj was issued a license valid
for 20 years. There is also no specific entitlement in the driving license to
drive a taxi. Obviously, it was not a license to drive transport vehicle. Hence
his act in driving a taxi was illegal and such driving was in contravention of
the terms of the policy conditions. In our view, the Insurance Company was
right in repudiating the claim. The revision petition is allowed and the order
of the State Commission is accordingly set aside.