Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 128 · Decided 25 February 2004
United India Insurance CO. LTD. v. M/S. Pushpalya Printers
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 128 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 631
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 391/1999
- Decided
- 25 February 2004
- Bench
- SHIVARAJ V. PATIL, AR. LAKSHMANAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Consumer Protection Act
Headnote
B Consumer Protection Act, 1986; Section I 2: Insurance Policy-Damage caused to building and machinery due to impact from operation of a bulldozer-Insurance claim-Insurance company C repudiating the claim as not covered by terms of the policy-Complaint dismissed by the District Forum-Reversed by by the National Commission reducing the amount of claim-On appeal, Held: Phrase 'impact by road vehicle' in Clause 5 of the policy indicates damage caused to the building on D account of vibration of the driving of vehicles close to the road-Interpreting narrowly, damage to the building
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