Insurance company liable only in respect of passengers for whom insurance taken or can be taken

National Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs Anjana Shyam & Ors (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court HELD THAT – ‘Insurance company can be made liable only in respect of the number of passengers for whom insurance can be taken under the Motor Vehicles Act and for whom insurance has been taken as a fact and not in respect of the other passengers involved in the accident in a case of overloading. BRIEF FACTS 1. This is a batch of 41 appeals filed under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988,out of which 38 appeals are by the National Insurance Co. Ltd. and three by the claimants.  2....