Supreme Court · 1966 INSC 38 · Decided 7 February 1966
General Assurance Society LTD. v. Chandumull Jain and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1966 INSC 38 · [1966] 3 S.C.R. 500
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 886/1963
- Decided
- 7 February 1966
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, M. HIDAYATULLAH, V. RAMASWAMI, P. SATYANARAYANA RAJU (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
• lnsurcuzce-Accep1'111ct' and covers notes issued by insurer-J'olicy 1101 i.ssued--Conditions of policy whether applicable to contract-Condi­ tion ttllowing parties to cancel contrc1c1 whether reasonab/e--Cancel/ation by insurer u•hen ~·alid. Letters of acceptance of the is~ued by the appellant Society purporting to insure certain houses belonging to the respondents against damage from fire, flood etc. According to the cover­ notes the insurance was subject to the 'usual conditions of the Society"s polices.' However, the Society had not issued the
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