misdeclaration vide
Canara Bank v. United India Insurance Co. (2020) 3 SCC 455.
15. Further, question number 5 which read, “Have you ever suffered
from ... insurance business vide Canara Bank v. United India Insurance
Co. (2020) 3 SCC 455. Further, the exemption of liability clauses in
insurance contracts
person who hires or avails of the
5
(2020) 3 SCC 455
15
services of the Insurance Company but there could be many other
persons
mistake as to a
matter of fact."
8(2020) 3 SCC 455
9(2009) 8 SCC 316
10(1998) 3 SCC 471
14
treated
aspect of the afore-extracted Clauses is that the Opposite Party No.3 was entitled to recover any loss or damage suffered by them ... another decision, Canara Bank v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (2020) 3 SCC 455, the issue which this court had to consider was whether
policy of a heavy amount must or at least
6
(2020) 3 SCC 455
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insurance company, and surveyors.
CONTENTIONS BEYOND THE LETTER OF REPUDIATION
3 (2020) 3 SCC 455.
4 2021 SCC OnLine SC 818.
Page ... insurance company’s obligation to the insured is
8 (2020) 3 SCC 455.
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of much greater import. The NCDRC’s judicious
Canara Bank vs. United India Insurance Company Limited and Others ,
(2020) 3 SCC 455 has held as under:-
“22. The principles relating to interpretation ... same time, the provisions of the
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policy must be read and interpreted
they have the effect
of completely exempting the insurer of its liabilities.3
17. In Texco Marketing P. Ltd. v. TATA AIG General Insurance
Company ... 3 New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Rajeshwar Sharma , (2019) 2 SCC 671;
Canara Bank v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. , (2020) 3 SCC 455
Therefore vs P.Ponnusamy on 4 August, 2021
Author: M.S.Ramesh
Bench: M.S
Canara Bank v. M/S
United India Insurance Co. Ltd. (2020) 3 SCC 455, held
that coverage provisions must be interpreted broadly to
give effect
