Accident--Insurance Company--Impleadment of Insurer as Party-Respondent Entitles It to Contest Motor Accident Claim on All Grounds Beyond Section 149(2) of MV Act
An Insurance Company impleaded as a party-respondent in a motor accident claim petition is entitled to contest the claim on all available grounds, without restriction to the grounds enumerated under Section 149(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The limitation under Section 149(2) applies only where the insurer participates solely in its statutory capacity; impleadment as a respondent expands the scope of contestation to include quantum of compensation and negligence.
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