Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 369 · Decided 4 April 1997
Harshad J. Shah and ANR. v. L.I.C. of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 369 · [1997] 3 S.C.R. 617
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7202/1996
- Decided
- 4 April 1997
- Bench
- S.C. AGRAWAL, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 12; Contract Act Section 237
Headnote
Contract Ac~ 1872 : Sectio11s 186 to 188 and 237. Ge11eral age11t of UC-Authority of-To receive premium 011 behalf of C LIC-Actual or appare11t authority to bi11d LIC-Age11t received bearer che- que from insured 011 accou11t of premium-After encashi11g the cheque the said age11t deposited the of agent as well as Regulation 8( 4) expressly prohibited the agent to collect premium 011 behalf D of UC-UC by its co11duct did 1101 i11duce the policyholders to believe that agents were authorised to receive premium 011 behalf of LIC-Held : Agent had neither actual 11or appare11t
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