Smt. Sushma Wd/O Suresh Sonone And ... vs Pradeep S/O Manikchand Sancheti And ... on 12 December, 2025
15. The submission of respondent-Insurance Company is
that in the case of HDFC Chubb General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs.
Shantidevi Rajbalsingh Thakur and another 2007 SCC OnLine Bom
592, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has observed that where the
owner or person plying the vehicle found to be negligent, then he
comes into the category of tortfeasor and, thereby, he is not
entitled for the compensation. This legal position is not disputed.
But for that purpose, it is the responsibility of the Insurance
Company to establish on record by independent evidence that the
fa 152-2011.odt 9/11
person who was driving the vehicle was either borrower or the
owner of the vehicle. Unless this fact is proved beyond doubt, the
Insurance Company cannot be given the benefit of the same.