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Supreme Court of India Held Appellants Guilty of Contempt for Disobedience of Undertaking Regarding Alienation of Suit Property

Disobedience of an injunction order remains punishable even if the underlying suit is later dismissed (Samee Khan v. Bindu Khan). A lawyer’...

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Claim Repudiation — Non-Disclosure of Material Facts — Substantial Disclosure — Prudent Insurer Test — Reinstatement of Insurance Benefits with Interest

The Supreme Court held that the non-disclosure of additional policies did not amount to material suppression because the disclosed policy itself had a...

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Arbitration Amidst Disputed Insurance Claims. Navigating jurisdictional challenges and contractual non-disclosure in arbitration under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.

A Commercial Arbitration Petition under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, challenging an arbitral award for its alleged failur...

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Legal Profession and Consumer Protection Laws: Navigating the Boundaries Exploring the Applicability of Consumer Protection Laws to Advocates and Legal Services

The case concerns the applicability of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (CP Act), as re-enacted in 2019, to complaints alleging "deficiency in servic...

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Supreme Court Allows Insurance Company's Appeal Against Liability for Death Claim Due to Heat Stroke. Insurance Policy Strictly Construed to Exclude Natural Deaths and Time-Barred Claims Under Contract Terms Requiring 'External Violent and Visible Means' for Coverage.

The Supreme Court addressed an appeal concerning insurance liability for the death of a police constable during election duty. The appellant insurance...

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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.

The 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 Allows Appeal in Insurance Claim Dispute — Repudiation of Overseas Mediclaim Policy for Non-Disclosure of Pre-existing Condition Set Aside. Insurer Failed to Prove That Insured Had Knowledge of Hyperlipidaemia at Time of Proposal.

The appellant, Manmohan Nanda, sought an overseas mediclaim policy from United India Assurance Co. Ltd. to travel to the USA for a family wedding. He ...