Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 114 · Decided 30 January 2019
Sumit Kumar Saha v. Reliance General Insurance Company LTD.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 114 · [2019] 1 S.C.R. 763
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1299/2019
- Decided
- 30 January 2019
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, R. SUBHASH REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Loss - Calculation of, basis - Appellant purchased an Excavator in the year 2007 for a total purchase value of Rs.51.74 lacs and immediately got it insured - Insurance policy was renewed for the period 22.7.2009 to 21.7.2010 and the sum was hired and was used at a different location and the change of location was duly intimated - On 3.6.2010, the Excavator was badly damaged in a fire while it was at such changed location - Surveyor of Insurer assessed the loss and damage at Rs.25.24 lacs - Complaint filed
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