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The Branch Manager United India ... vs Sunil Ramanna Pol Anr on 19 January, 2017

"5. The issue which arises before us is no longer res integra and is covered by a recent judgment of three judges of this Court in United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Sunil Kumar & Anr. AIR 2017 SC 5710, wherein it was held that to permit a defence of negligence of the claimant by the insurer and/or to understand Section 163A of the Act as contemplating such a situation, would be inconsistent with the legislative object behind introduction of this provision, which is "final compensation within a limited time frame on the basis of the structured formula to overcome situations where the claims of compensation on the basis of fault liability was taking an unduly long time". The Court observed that if an insurer was permitted to raise a defence of negligence under Section 163A of the Act, it would "bring a proceeding under Section 163A of the Act at par with the proceeding under Section 166 of the Act which would not only be self-contradictory 14 but also defeat the very legislative intention".
Karnataka High Court Cites 2 - Cited by 12 - A N Gowda - Full Document

New India Assurance Co. Ltd vs Sadanand Mukhi & Ors on 18 December, 2008

10. In the case on hand, accidental death of Mr.Prabhu involving motor-cycle bearing No.KA-01-EC- 3393 and parked lorry bearing No.KA-42-469 is not in dispute. Initially, the claim petition came to be filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act. Subsequently, same was amended and the petition was sought to be adjudicated under the provisions of Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act. The main contention urged by the learned counsel for the Insurance Company is that the 11 Tribunal ought not to have allowed the claim petition against the Insurance Company as the rider of the motor- cycle would step into the shoes of the owner of the motor- cycle as per the decision of the Hon'ble Apex Court in NINGAMMA and SADANANDA MUKHI's case supra.
Supreme Court of India Cites 17 - Cited by 264 - S B Sinha - Full Document
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