Supreme Court · 1975 INSC 236 · Decided 3 October 1975
Vulcan Insurance CO. LTD v. Maharaj Singh & Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1975 INSC 236 · [1976] 2 S.C.R. 62
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2228/1972
- Decided
- 3 October 1975
- Bench
- A. ALAGIRISWAMI, P.K. GOSWAMI, N.L. UNTWALIA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Arbitration Act Section 20, 37(3)
Headnote
VULCAN INSURANCE CO. LTD v. MAHARAJ SINGH & ANOTHER October 3, 1975 [A. ALAGIRISWAMI, P. K. GOSWAMI AND N. L. U'.'ITWALLI, JJ.J Arbitrati0'11-Repudiatio11 of claim by insurer-No dispute raised about quantum of loss dr domfJge-Remedy of insured, whether by suit or arbi1ra­ tion. The thereupon wrote to the appellant suggesting arbitration on the dispute as per cl. 18 of the policy. The appellant. however, wrote back saying tbat since it had repudiated the claim of the respondent the arbitration clause was inoperative. The respondent then fi11:d an application under s.
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