Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 96 · Decided 28 January 2020
Oriental Insurance Company Limited v. M/S. J.K. Cement Works
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 96 · [2020] 5 S.C.R. 50
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7402/2009
- Decided
- 28 January 2020
- Bench
- MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, R. SUBHASH REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Insurance: Standard Fire and Special Perils Insurance Policy - Covering damage inter alia by 'Flood and inundation' - Claim for loss caused due to heavy rainfall - Surveyor assessed the loss stating that same was payable as per the terms policy - Insurance Company repudiated the claim on the ground that loss was due to heavy rain and not flood or inundation - Consumer complain - Consumer Court allowed the claim of insured to the extent of the loss as assessed by the surveyor - Appeal to Supreme Court
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