BRANCH MANAGER,NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.LTD vs MURTI DEVI . — SLP(C) No. 23634/2003

Case Summary: National Insurance Company appealed a High Court judgment in a motor vehicle claim dispute involving Murti Devi. The Supreme Court heard the petition on 02/12/2003 and dismissed the Special Leave Petition, holding that an insurance company cannot contest a claim on merits or file an appeal on merits without Tribunal permission under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act, especially when the vehicle owner or driver has not contested the claim. Delay in filing was condoned. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.