(O&M) United India Ins. Co. Ltd. v. Rajesh Kumar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed the appeal by an insurance company. The court held that criminal proceedings have no relevance to negligence, which must be proved before the Tribunal, and the impugned order does not fall under permissible defenses under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act.
What did the court decide?
The appeal was dismissed as not maintainable.