https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199183 An insurer's right to challenge a motor accident award on compensation, negligence, or contributory negligence remains confined to the statutory defences under the Motor Vehicles Act unless the Tribunal grants leave under Section 170 after recording reasons of collusion or failure to contest. A contractual reservation clause in the insurance policy, or any subrogation arrangement, cannot expand that limited right of appeal under Section 173 or override the statutory bar. The settled position is that an insurer may not maintain a merits-based appeal against the claimant's award without Section 170 leave. en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:11:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199183 An insurer's right to challenge a motor accident award on compensation, negligence, or contributory negligence remains confined to the statutory defences under the Motor Vehicles Act unless the Tribunal grants leave under Section 170 after recording reasons of collusion or failure to contest. A contractual reservation clause in the insurance policy, or any subrogation arrangement, cannot expand that limited right of appeal under Section 173 or override the statutory bar. The settled position is that an insurer may not maintain a merits-based appeal against the claimant's award without Section 170 leave. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199183