Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking vs Basanti Devi And Anr on 28 September, 1999
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chek fuxe PRINCIPAL dh
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nksuksa ftEesnkj gksrs gSa vkSj mudh ftEesnkjh LIABILITY
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vk;ksx us Additional Director,
Postal Life Insurance Policy Vs. Sneh Lata and anr. (II(2006) CPJ 45
(NC) okys fu.kZ; esa fuEu izdkj izfrikfnr fd;k x;k gS&
"In
a recent decision in Chairman Life Insurance
Corporation
and ors. Vs. Rajiv Kumar Bhaskar, V (2005) SLT 567, Appeal Civil
6028 of 2002, decided on 28.7.05, the Supreme Court while affirming
the
decision
in Basanti Devi's case (supra) held that it is the liability of both
the insurer and agent to pay the insured amount. Respondent no.2,
thus, could not have been absolved of the liability to pay the
insured amount of Rs. 50,000/- with interest by the State
Commission."