ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. vs ARCHANA RANJAN . — C.A. No. 1129 - 1130/2002

Case Summary: Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Archana Ranjan Outcome: The Supreme Court granted leave to appeal and set aside the High Court's order. The Court held that the question of whether the insurance company is liable for compensation in a case involving a murder inside the motor vehicle should not have been decided at an interim stage. Directions: The matter was remitted to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for parties to lead necessary evidence and raise their contentions. The Tribunal was directed to decide the liability question in accordance with law. Withdrawal of compensation deposited under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act remains subject to the final decision. No order as to costs was imposed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.