Mohanalal vs National Insurance Co. Ltd. And Ors. on 16 January, 1987
The point is that Under Section 92A only the owner is liable to make this compensation or the Insurer is also liable. If the vehicle is insured and the Insurer is liable to the extent to which the vehicle is insured. So the Insurance Company can also be saddled with the liability Under Section 92A of the Act keeping in view the provisions of Section 96 which says that it is the duty of the insurers to satisfy demands against persons insured. This matter has also been examined in the case of Mahaveer Prasad v. Manmohan and Ors. (1986) 2 Judicial Surveyor, 521. This is the decision of our High Court where the question was whether the Insurance Company can be made liable for payment of the interim compensation under Section 92A. In this case it has been observed as under: