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📚 Vangapati Sambaiah v. Jupalli Prasada Rao
🏛 Subject: Liability of Insurance Company
Statute Involved: Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
🔎 Legal Issue
Whether an insurance company can avoid liability when the driver of the offending vehicle did not possess a valid driving licence at the time of the accident?
⚖️ Held by the Court
✔ Even if the driver did not have a valid licence,
✔ The Insurance Company cannot escape liability towards third-party claimants.
👉 The Insurance Company is jointly and severally liable along with the owner and driver to pay the awarded compensation.
👉 However, after paying the compensation to the claimants, the Insurance Company has the right to recover the amount from:
• 🚗 The Owner of the vehicle
• 👤 The Driver of the vehicle
📌 Key Legal Principle
“Pay and Recover” Doctrine
The insurer must first pay the victim, and then recover the amount from the insured/driver if there is breach of policy conditions (like absence of valid licence).
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