Supreme Court of India

Chimajirao Kanhojirao Shirke and Anr. v. Oriental Fire and General Insurance Co. Ltd.

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Reported as [2000] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 696
Bench A.P. Misra and Ruma Pal JJ.
Decided 26 July 2000

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid conclusion, we have no hesitation to hold that G the High Court committed an error in setting aside the finding given by the Trial Court, specially in view of the said specific plea taken in the written statement.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Insurance: Motor Insurance Policy-Deceased owner of a truck died in an accident involving his truck-Truck insured with the insurance company for Rs. JO Lakhs covering risks for unlimited personal injury and property-Parents of the deceased filed a suit/or recovery of Rs. 6,03,000 against the insurance company-In its written statement insurance company denied liability on the ground of the words unlimited personal injury having been typed by mistake- Trial Court decreed the suit-High Court allowed the appeal observing that the word unlimited was with respect to the death and injury to the

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 mentioned

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