Madras High Court Upholds Life Insurance Claim for Family
Case Title: R Sasikala Devi v The AAO/ Assistance Secretary and others Citation: 2024 LiveLaw (Mad) 33 Summary The Madras High Court has ordered the SBI Life Insurance Company to…
NCDRC Rejects Appeal Against Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
Case Title: Sushila Singh vs. Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd. and Anr. Case No.: FIRST APPEAL NO. 2280 OF 2018 Summary The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) dismissed…
LIC Loses Appeal: Nominees Awarded Rs. 47.90 Lakhs in Life Insurance Claim
Case: Life Insurance Corporation of India vs. Dr. Nilam Hetalkumar Patel & 4 Ors. Case No.: RP/1096/2019 Summary The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) faced a decision from the…
Supreme Court Approves Central Government Pension Plan
Case Title: VINOD KANJIBHAI BHAGORA vs. THE STATE OF GUJARAT., Diary No.- 23474 - 2018 Citation : (SC) 108 Summary The Supreme Court has ruled that a government servant receives…
Himachal Commission Orders Oriental Insurance to Pay Rs. 7.9 Lakhs
Case Title: Gita Ram Negi vs The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd and others Case No.: First Appeal No. 175/202 Summary Oriental Insurance Company Limited was held accountable for a deficiency…
Supreme Court Rejects NCDRC Expertise: Upholds Revocation of Insurance Claim
Case Title: S.S. Cold Storage India Pvt. Ltd. v. National Insurance Company Limited, Civil Appeal No. 2042/2012 Citation : (SC) 619 Summary The Supreme Court disagreed with the National Consumer…
Supreme Court Explains “Contra Proferentem”: When Ambiguous Insurance Terms Benefit You
Case Name: Haris Marine Products v. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) Limited Citation:(SC) 432 Summary The Supreme Court has ruled that a vague term in an insurance contract should be…
NCDRC Rejects Reliance General Insurance Appeal: Policy Repudiation Wrongful
Case Title: Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Seven Islands Shipping Ltd. & Anr. Summary The National Consumer Court (NCDRC) dismissed an appeal filed by Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.…
Agreement to Pay Triggers Contractual Liability for Insurance Companies
Title: NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. RAVI PRAKASH MISHRA & ANR. Citation: (Del) 1067 Summary The Delhi High Court ruled that an insurance company must fulfill its contractual obligations to…
Supreme Court ruling on double insurance
Case Name: United India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Levis Strauss (India) Pvt. Ltd. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (SC) 487 Summary The Supreme Court ruled that when two insurance plans overlap and…