Pillion riders covered under insurance policy

Ending a longstanding dispute over the liability of insurance companies, a Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has held that insurance companies are liable to pay compensation to pillion riders under the standard package vehicle insurance policy in accident claim cases. The Bench comprising Justice P.R. Ramachandra Menon and Justice K. Harilal ordered recently that there could not be any doubt that if it was a standard package policy (earlier comprehensive policy), coverage should be provided by the insurance company in respect of the pillion rider as well.

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