The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling on motor insurance liability, has held that an insurance company cannot evade its responsibility to indemnify the owner for passengers carried in a ‘utility vehicle’ when the vehicle holds a ‘contract carriage’ permit and its package policy specifies a seating capacity. The Court set aside a
Utility Vehicle’s ‘Contract Carriage’ Permit Upholds Insurer’s Full Liability for Passengers: Supreme Court
