One of the questions which was raised before the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal was as to whether the deceased and in the injured persons were travelling as passengers or as employees of the owner of the vehicle.
It is number in dispute that the insurance policy prescribed that the vehicle may be used only for carrying goods within the meaning of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
The claimants respondents were travelling as unauthorized passengers in a Matador vehicle which was being rashly and negligently driven by one Chetan Kumar.
The companytention raised by the Insurance Company is that the said Chetan Kumar did number have any valid licence while driving the said vehicle.
The policy did number companyer carriage of the passengers in the vehicle except the employees, other than the driver, number exceeding six in number companying within the purview of the Workmens Compensation Act, 1923.
1227 OF 2008 Arising out of SLP C No.22369/2005 Delay companydoned.
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