Kaminiben v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited
Supreme Court of IndiaSupreme Court of India, 2026, February judgment reference 174Bench: Prashant Kumar Mishra; N
The Supreme Court held that even if an insurance company is not liable to pay compensation in an accident involving a passenger in a goods vehicle, it can be directed to first pay compensation to the claimants and then recover the amount from the vehicle owner, if the vehicle was hired for carrying goods and travel was only incidental.