MALLA PRAKASARAO Vs. MALLA JANAKI
LAWS(SC)-2002-8-76
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Decided on August 06,2002

MALLA PRAKASARAO Appellant
VERSUS
MALLA JANAKI Respondents


Cited Judgements :-

NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. GOMTI DEVI [LAWS(DLH)-2008-8-74] [REFERRED TO]
ANURAG KUMAR VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2012-3-25] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. RINKU SHARMA [LAWS(DLH)-2012-1-254] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SHASHI BALA [LAWS(DLH)-2012-5-165] [REFERRED TO]
SHASHI BHUSHAN VS. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2012-5-536] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. CHANDONA PRAMANIK [LAWS(DLH)-2012-7-369] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. ASHOK CHAUDHARY [LAWS(DLH)-2012-7-570] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. AMAR CHAND [LAWS(HPH)-2004-8-6] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. AMAR CHAND [LAWS(HPH)-2005-8-3] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. VIDYA DEVI [LAWS(HPH)-2008-9-5] [REFERRED TO]
MANDEEP GULERIA VS. PRITHI SINGH [LAWS(HPH)-2008-10-7] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. PHELISHSA BAKAI [LAWS(GAU)-2005-9-26] [REFERRED TO]
JAYAPRAKASH AGARWAL VS. MOHD KALEEMULLA [LAWS(APH)-2011-4-15] [REFERRED TO]
DIRENDRA SINGH VS. GOPI SINGH KALICHARAN [LAWS(MPH)-2007-2-21] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. RAKESH KUMAR [LAWS(DLH)-2012-2-312] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. ANUBAI GOPICHAND THAKARE [LAWS(BOM)-2007-8-136] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. DAVENDER KUMAR [LAWS(NCD)-2007-6-2] [REFERRED TO]
SHIVRAJ VS. MALPU @ MALAKWA [LAWS(DLH)-2012-9-296] [REFERRED TO]
HANUMAN VS. SAROJ DEVI [LAWS(P&H)-2009-11-83] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SALOUNI SUBHASHCHANDRA [LAWS(BOM)-2013-7-163] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD VS. INDRA DEVI [LAWS(ALL)-2007-8-270] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. GIRDHARI RAM [LAWS(UTN)-2007-11-27] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. AB RASHID MALIK [LAWS(J&K)-2004-12-20] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. MEENA VARIYAL [LAWS(SC)-2007-4-7] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. KUSUM RAI [LAWS(SC)-2006-3-93] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. TEK CHAND GUPTA [LAWS(P&H)-2010-8-4] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SHAHNAWAZ [LAWS(DLH)-2013-8-180] [REFERRED TO]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. ANNAKKILI [LAWS(MAD)-2012-2-631] [REFERRED TO]
THE MANAGER UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. P.HARIDASS [LAWS(KAR)-2014-5-3] [REFERRED TO]
TODAR MAL VERMA VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD [LAWS(HPH)-2005-12-36] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY VS. SUDESH KUMARI [LAWS(HPH)-2006-7-36] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. KESHAV RAM [LAWS(UTN)-2014-12-17] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. ASHWITA ARVIND POLL [LAWS(BOM)-2014-12-160] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. B.N. VENKAMMA AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2015-2-260] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. POULOSE [LAWS(KER)-2015-1-132] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INS. CO. LTD. VS. PREM LATA AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2015-4-195] [REFERRED TO]
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ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SH ADITYA KALRA [LAWS(DLH)-2015-5-338] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD. VS. SHIV KUMARI & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2012-5-744] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SMT. MEHAR JAHAN & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2012-3-753] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. NUKALA SHIVA CHANDERKALA & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2012-3-754] [REFERRED TO]
M/S. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. JAGDISH LAL & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2012-4-535] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. JAI RAM & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2012-5-755] [REFERRED TO]
TODAR MAL VERMA VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED [LAWS(HPCDRC)-2005-12-3] [REFERRED TO]
SUBASH KUMAR VS. JAGJIT KAUR [LAWS(P&H)-2015-1-357] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. RAM KALI VS. SH. RAM KUBER AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2009-5-463] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SANKAR BISWAS BARMAN AND ORS. [LAWS(CAL)-2015-8-77] [REFERRED TO]
MANAGER UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., BANGALORE VS. P. HARIDASS AND OTHERS [LAWS(KAR)-2014-5-52] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. PURUSHOTTAM S/O LAXMANRAO THOTE [LAWS(BOM)-2008-4-285] [RELIED ON]
IFFCO TOKYO GENERAL INSURANCE CO.LTD. VS. GHASIRAM [LAWS(MPH)-2016-11-51] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LIMITED VS. MANGLA [LAWS(MPH)-2007-5-101] [REFERRED]
SEEMA CHHABRA & ORS VS. RAJ KUMAR & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2015-2-644] [REFERRED]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. RAMWATI AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2017-2-12] [REFERRED TO]
NANDUBAI VS. SHYAMBAI AND ORS [LAWS(MPH)-2005-7-151] [REFERRED]
TAMIL NADU STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION VS. RUKKU & ORS [LAWS(MAD)-2008-9-572] [REFERRED]
BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. KAMESHWAR SINGH [LAWS(PAT)-2007-5-140] [REFERRED]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. SMT. SUNILA GUPTA [LAWS(DLH)-2017-3-186] [REFERRED TO]
SHIVANAND TIPPAYY NAIKKAR VS. DIVISIONAL MANAGER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD [LAWS(KAR)-2017-9-81] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. CHELLAPPA GOUNDER [LAWS(MAD)-2021-6-126] [REFERRED TO]
INDERJIT SINGH VS. O.I. CO. LTD. [LAWS(J&K)-2021-8-93] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)It is not disputed that the driving licence of the driver of the vehicle had expired on 20-11-1982 and the driver did not apply for renewal within thirty days of the expiry of the said licence, as required under Section 11 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939. It is also not disputed that the driver of the vehicle did not have driving licence when the accident took place. According to the terms of the contract, the Insurance Company has no liability to pay any compensation where an accident takes place by a vehicle, driven by a driver without a driving licence. In that view of the matter, we do not find any merit in the appeal.
(2.)The appeal fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. CAs Nos. 4661-84 of 2002 @ SLPs (Civil) Nos. 1084, 6799-6815 of 1998 and 3263-68 of 1999
(3.)Leave granted.


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