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Supreme Court settles liability for accidents involving tractors and uninsured trailers: Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance vs. Honnamma (2025) INSC 625 (05 May 2025)

Introduction Date of the Judgment: May 05, 2025 Citation: (2025) INSC 625 Judges: Sudhanshu Dhulia, J., Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. When a tractor pulling an uninsured trailer is involved in an accident, who bears the responsibility? The Supreme Court of India addressed this intricate question in the case of Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Company Limited vs. […]

Supreme Court clarifies insurer’s liability in motor accident claims despite vehicle transfer: Firdaus vs. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. (2017)

July 14, 2017 / A.K. Sikri, Ashok Bhushan, Judges, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 146, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 147, Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 with Section 157

LEGAL ISSUE: Whether an insurance company is liable to pay compensation to a third party in a motor accident claim when the vehicle was insured by the original owner, but the vehicle was later transferred to another person without intimation to the insurer. CASE TYPE: Motor Accident Compensation Claim Case Name: Firdaus vs. Oriental Insurance

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