Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 160 · Decided 20 February 2007
National Insurance CO.LTD. v. M/S. Ishar Das Madan Lal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 160 · [2007] 2 S.C.R. 1014
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 6113/2000
- Decided
- 20 February 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 378
Headnote
Insurance: -f. ~ ::.. Contract of Insurance-Exclusion clause-Interpretation a-nd c applicability of-Held: Wherever an exclusionary clause is contained in a policy, it is for the insurer to show that the case falls within the purview thereof---In case of ambiguity, the contract shall be construed by theft-Obtained by insured- jeweller in respect of jewellery-Policy contained express clause excluding applicability of insurance cover to theft by customer of jewellery "entrusted" to him by insured-Unknown customer stole jewellery from business premises of insured-Applicability of
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