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…
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…
Delhi High Court: Existing Motor Vehicle Act Provisions Apply to Electric Vehicles
Case Title: Rajat Kapoor v. Union of India & Anr. Citation: (Del) 828 Summary The Delhi High Court has ruled that rules under the Central Motor Cars Rules, 1989 and…
J&K&L High Court: FIR Not Mandatory for Accidental Fall Death Claims in Life Insurance
Case Title: Life Insurance Corporation Of India & Anr Vs Hamida Bano & Anr. Citation: 2022 LiveLaw (JKL) 264 Summary The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has affirmed a…
Madras High Court: Mediclaim Payout Deducted from Motor Accident Compensation
Case Title: The Manager, TATA AIG General Insurance Co Ltd v. Kathamuthu and another Summary The Madras High Court has ruled that compensation for medical expenses is a reimbursement, and…
Non-Network Treatment Covered! Madras High Court Protects Medical Reimbursement Rights
Case Title: C Mani v Principal Secretary to Government of Tamil Nadu Summary The Madras High Court has reaffirmed that a medical claim cannot be denied solely based on the…
[Motor Accident] Insurer Liable To Meet Contractual Liability If It Undertakes To Compensate Insured Vehicle’s Owner: Delhi High Court
Title: NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. RAVI PRAKASH MISHRA & ANR. Summary The Delhi High Court has ruled that an insurance company is obliged to fulfill its contractual obligations when…
‘Crop Insurance Not Like Commercial Policy’ : Supreme Court Affirms Direction To Insurer To Compensate Farmers For Harvesting Loss
CASE TITLE: M/S BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. v. DNYANRAJ & ORS. SLP(c) 10391/2022 Summary The Bombay High Court upheld the order directing Bajaj Allianz General Insurance to compensate…
[MV Act] Insurer Charging Additional Premium For Employee Can’t Deny Liability To Compensate For Hired Driver’s Death Citing Negligence: Jharkhand HC
Case Title: Branch Manager, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance vs. Binita Toppo and others Summary The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that insurance agencies are responsible for compensating hired drivers in…
Children Drown In Open Water Tank: Rs. 10 Lakhs Compensation Approved For Parents: BMC Tells Bombay High Court
Case Title – High Court in its own Motion v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. Summary The Bombay High Court has ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to provide ad-hoc…