Bombay High Court Hears Challenge to Insurance Ombudsman Award. Petitioner Seeks Quashing of Award Dated 10 June 2024.
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High Court
High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurance Company Appeals in Motor Accident Claims — Apportionment of Liability Between Insurers Upheld. The court held that where two vehicles are involved in an accident, the liability of each insurer is to be apportioned based on the finding of contributory negligence, and the insurer of the offending vehicle cannot avoid liability on the ground that the other vehicle was also insured.
22 Aug 2024This batch of miscellaneous first appeals arises out of a common judgment and award dated 29/9/2016 passed by the Principal Senior Civil Judge and Add...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurer's Writ Petition Against Insurance Ombudsman Award in Life Insurance Claim. Non-Disclosure of Pre-Existing Ailments Not Proven to be Material Under Section 45 of Insurance Act, 1938.
18 Aug 2022The petitioner, Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance Co. Ltd., challenged an award dated 31 December 2020 passed by the Insurance Ombudsman, Goa/Mumbai Met...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Mediclaim Policy Renewal Dispute — Insurer Must Disclose Material Changes in Coverage at Renewal. Renewal of Insurance Policy is Not a Fresh Contract; Insurer Owed Duty to Inform Insured of Restrictive Terms Under Principle of Utmost Good Faith.
9 Dec 2021The appellants, Jacob Punnen and his wife, held a Mediclaim policy with United India Insurance Co. Ltd. since 1982, renewed annually. In March 2008, t...
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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Allows Insurer's Appeal in Life Insurance Claim Repudiation Case Due to Suppression of Previous Policy. Non-disclosure of existing life insurance policy in proposal form held to be material misrepresentation entitling insurer to repudiate claim within two years under Section 45 of Insurance Act, 1938.
24 Apr 2019The case involves an appeal by Reliance Life Insurance Co Ltd against the decision of the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) whic...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Settlement Under Own Policy Bars Further Recovery. Claimant who accepted full and final settlement from his own insurer cannot claim compensation from the opposite insurer for the same damage under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
9 Aug 2018The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. appealed against the judgment and award of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT), North Goa, Panaji, dated 18.11...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Insurer's Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Reduces Compensation Due to Contributory Negligence. Claimant's contributory negligence assessed at 50% for sitting on the footboard of a bus, reducing insurer's liability under Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
22 Sep 2016The case arises from a motor accident claim where the claimant, Gulam Mohammad, sustained injuries while traveling as a passenger in a bus owned by Ka...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Partially Allows Insurance Appeal in Motor Accident Claim — Quadriplegic Claimant Awarded Enhanced Compensation for Future Medical Expenses and Attendant Care. The court upheld the Tribunal's award for future medical expenses and enhanced compensation for attendant care under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for a claimant rendered quadriplegic due to a road accident.
13 Jan 2014The case arises from a motor accident on 22nd May 2003 on the Mumbai-Goa road, where the claimant, Shruti Madhukar Panchal, then a young woman, suffer...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal on Quantum in Motor Accident Claim — Insurer Cannot Challenge Quantum Without Leave Under Section 170 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Leave Under Section 170 Cannot Be Granted for the First Time in Appeal When Insurer Failed to Seek It Before the Tribunal.
29 Apr 2011The case involves an appeal by United India Assurance Co. Ltd., the insurer, against the judgment and award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ali...
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High Court
Bombay High Court Allows Insurance Company's Petition to Set Aside Ex-Parte Award in Motor Accident Claim — Insurer's Right to Cross-Examine Witnesses Denied by Tribunal Constitutes Violation of Natural Justice. The court held that the Tribunal's ex-parte award without granting opportunity to cross-examine violates principles of natural justice under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
30 Nov -0001The case involves two writ petitions filed by Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. challenging the orders of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, N...
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