Motor Vehicles Act, 1988–Sec. 149–Liability of Insurance Company–Plea of Insurance Company that the vehicle in question was plied for hire or reward–Tribunal considered the statements of witnesses that the vehicle was taken to attend the marriage ceremony of friends and that the vehicle was not given on hire or reward–Amount of Rs. 1,000/- was paid towards fuel charges and same cannot be termed as a token money towards the rent or hire–Tribunal also observed that travelling of excess passengers in a vehicle can be a violation of M.V.Act, however, the same cannot be considered a ground to exonerate the Insurance Company from its liability–Tribunal has not committed any error in deciding the issue against the Insurance Company.
