Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 619 · Decided 20 May 2022
Gurmel Singh v. Branch Manager, National Insurance CO. LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 619 · [2022] 3 S.C.R. 563
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4071/2022
- Decided
- 20 May 2022
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, B.V. NAGARATHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Insurance - Insurance companies refusing insurance claim on flimsy grounds and / or technical grounds - Impropriety of - Held: While settling insurance claims, insurance company should not be too technical and ask for documents, which the insured is not in a position to produce his control - On facts, when appellant-insured had produced photocopy of certificate of registration of the insured vehicle (truck) and registration particulars as provided by the Regional Transport Office (RTO), non-settlement of appellant's claim solely on the ground that the
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