Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 1022 · Decided 24 November 2023
New India Assurance CO. LTD. & Ors v. M/S. Mudit Roadways
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 1022 · [2023] 13 S.C.R. 1027
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 339/2023
- Decided
- 24 November 2023
- Bench
- HRISHIKESH ROY, SANJAY KAROL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: Whether the National Commission was justifi ed in allowing the fi re insurance claim of the insured against the insurance company. Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Fire insurance claim - Repudiation of - Fire broke out at a Insured having paid for coverage against fi re and safeguarding the custom bonded goods - Survey and investigations reports - Majority suggesting electric short circuit as the cause and two reports suggesting sparks from rooftop welding work - Repudiation of claim by the
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