Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 512 · Decided 2 November 1999
Oriental Insurance CO. LTD. v. Sama Yanallur Primary Agricultural COOP. Bank
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 512 · [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 329
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8716/1997
- Decided
- 2 November 1999
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, R.P. SETHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
B Insurance. Burglary Policy-Scope of-Cash and jewellery stolen from cash box­ Policy covering loss of only cash or jewellery in safe- 'Safe '-Meaning of- C Held, insurance policy to be construed having reference only to the stipulation contained in it-Cash box could not be equated with safe by the policy. Respondent-bank took a burglary insurance policy from the appellant and during the subsistence of the policy, burglary took place in the premises D of the respondent and cash box containing money and pledged jewellery was found missing. Claim filed by the respondent was allowed by
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