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Siddharath Jain S/O Vinay Chand Jain vs Kotak Mahindra Old Mutual Life Ins. Ltd. on 1 April, 2016
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Sahney Steels And Press Works Ltd. vs Income-Tax Officer on 30 May, 1984
7. Thus, to me it appears that the
complainant was given an option to send
any request or information either to any
Branch Office of the Insurance Company
(Annex.R3) or to send notice or request at
it's Mumbai office as per condition No.12
of the policy (Annex.R2). Therefore, the
Insurance Company cannot compel the
complainant to send notice for
cancellation of the policy at it's Mumbai
address only and the complainant was at
liberty to send the notice for
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cancellation of the policy at it's Branch
Office at Jaipur also. The Hon'ble Supreme
Court in 1985 (4) SCC 173 (Sahney Steel &
Press Works Ltd. Ors. Vs. Commercial Tax
Officer & Ors.) has held that the
Registered Office and Branch Office of an
organization do not possess separate
judicial personalities. Moreover, it is
the general principle of law that notice
to an agent is deemed to be a proper and
sufficient notice to his Principal.
Section 229 of the Indian Contract Act
also provides as under:
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