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April 2011

Compensation — Gratuitous passenger — Liability of insurer — Motor Vehicles Act.

By Dr. K. Shivaram, Ajay R. Singh
Advocates
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[ National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Smt. Bimala Dy & Ors., AIR 2011 (NOC) 2 (Gau.)]

The deceased was travelling in a goods carriage vehicle as a gratuitous passenger. The risk of such gratuitous passenger was not covered by policy. In such a case insurer cannot be made liable to pay compensation.

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