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In all, the words 'in all' which occur in clause (a), must be resolved by having regard to the underlying legislative purpose of the provisions contained in Chap. VIII of the Act which deals with third party risks. That is a sensitive process which has to accommodate the claims of the society as reflected in that purpose. Indeed, it is in this area of legislative ambiguities, unfortunately not receding, that Courts have to fill gaps, clear doubts and mitigate hardships, Motor Owners' Insurance Company Limited v. Jadavji Keshavji Modi, AIR 1981 SC 2059: (1981) 4 SCC 660: (1982) 1 SCR 860. [Motor Vehicles Act (4 of 1939), s. 95(2)(9)]