Insurance company cannot be exempted from granting claim when person himself had not contributed to occurrence of accident in any manner


Last updated: 12 November 2022

Court :
Kerala High Court

Brief :
THE HIGH COURT HELD THAT merely because a person has consumed alcohol in excess of the limit prescribed under the penal provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, it could not be said that he was 'under the influence of the alcohol', and the insurance company cannot be exempted from granting the claim when the person himself had not contributed to the occurrence of the accident in any manner.

Citation :
WP(C) NO. 21669 OF 2012

You have reached daily limit of 2 Free Judgements. To view this or other Judgements please subscribe to CCI PRO :

GST Plus

Stay updated! Stay ads free

Browse CAclubindia ads free.
Latest updates on WA.
Daily E-Newsletter and much more.

CCI PRO annual subscription :

Original Price : INR 2999/-

Offer Price : INR 1999/-

Duration : 1 year
(Prices Inclusive of GST)


Know More

Note: If you are a PRO member already, please click here to login (for ad free experience)
 

CCI Pro
Comments

CAclubindia's WhatsApp Groups Link

Other Latest Judgments

View More Judgments »


CCI Pro
Meet our CAclubindia PRO Members
Subscribe Now

Trending Online Classes

view all classess

Follow us

budget 26-27

Browse by Category