Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 353 · Decided 16 March 2009
New India Assurance CO. LTD. v. Satpal Singh Muchal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 353 · [2009] 4 S.C.R. 415
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1616/2009
- Decided
- 16 March 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
415 ~ _.. t-~ NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. A V. SATPAL SINGH MUCHAL Civil Appeal No. 1616 of 2009 MARCH 16, 2009 B [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND ASOK KUMAR GANGULY, 1 JJ.] Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Medic/aim policy - Concealment of fact of pre-existing disease at the time of taking insurance and to consider claim of insured - On appeal, held: Forums below did not consider effect of the clause in policy .,. that company could cancel policy any time by notice and in D that case would refund pro rata premium for unexpired period of insurance as also admission by insured as regard
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