Gratuitous passenger – Liability of Insurance Company – Prayer that the deceased being a gratuitous passenger riding pillion on the motor-cycle, the insurance company is not liable to pay any compensation at all, dismissed.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 28.05.2019

Third party – Passenger travelling in private passenger car and a pillion rider on a Motor Cycle are entitled to raise a claim against the owner/insurer for the injury sustained while travelling in such car or as a pillion rider on such Motor Vehicle -- However, to sustain their claim as third party such passenger in private passenger car or such pillion rider shall have to plead and prove that the owner/driver of such private passenger car or the Motor Cycle has been negligent in driving the said car or the motor cycle at the time of accident.

(P&H HC) Decided on : 27.11.2017

Package policy – Package policy that provided the insurance cover to the representatives of the deceased pillion rider, the liability of the insurer is inescapable.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 04.11.2015

Package policy – Negligence – Proof of -- There was a package policy that covered risk for pillion rider as well -- Two wheeler fell down by the inability of the driver of the motor cycle to keep a proper balance and it must be taken as negligence of the driver.

(P&H HC) Decided on: 25.04.2014