National Insurance Co., Ltd Be vs Mastan & Anr on 13 November, 2008
Learned counsel for the appellant relies
on judgment of this Court titled as National Insurance
Company Limited versus Mastan and another reported in
2006 (2) SCC 641 in support of the submission that if
both the remedies under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
and the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 are available,
the respondents were required to opt for either one of
the remedies. The respondents cannot claim compensation
under both the acts.