https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183779 An insurer's right to appeal under the Motor Vehicles Act is ordinarily limited to the statutory defences in Section 149(2), and it cannot, by implication, challenge compensation quantum or findings on negligence merely because the insured did not appeal. Wider merits-based contest becomes available only when the Claims Tribunal validly invokes Section 170 by recording reasons that there is collusion with the claimant or failure by the insured to contest the claim. If Section 170 is properly attracted, the insurer may contest on all grounds available to the insured and maintain an appeal on merits. Rejection of a Section 170 request may itself be challenged, but not the broader merits absent a valid Section 170 order. en-us Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 14:50:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183779 An insurer's right to appeal under the Motor Vehicles Act is ordinarily limited to the statutory defences in Section 149(2), and it cannot, by implication, challenge compensation quantum or findings on negligence merely because the insured did not appeal. Wider merits-based contest becomes available only when the Claims Tribunal validly invokes Section 170 by recording reasons that there is collusion with the claimant or failure by the insured to contest the claim. If Section 170 is properly attracted, the insurer may contest on all grounds available to the insured and maintain an appeal on merits. Rejection of a Section 170 request may itself be challenged, but not the broader merits absent a valid Section 170 order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=183779