Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 899 · Decided 10 July 2009
Satwant Kaur Sandhu v. New India Assurance Company LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 899 · [2009] 10 S.C.R. 560
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2776/2002
- Decided
- 10 July 2009
- Bench
- D.K. JAIN, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Specific Relief Act
Headnote
Insurance: Medic/aim policy - Statement in proposal form as regards state of health of insured - Held: Factum of illness of insured is a material fact for medicalim policy - Its non- disclosure will tantamount to suppression of material facts, enabling the insurance company to repudiate the policy - On facts, there was suppression of material facts in respect of health of insured - Insurer justified in repudiating insurance contract. Medic/aim Policy - Nature of - Discussed. Words and Phrases - 'Material fact' - Meaning of, in the context of medic/aim policy - Insurance
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