Supreme Court of India

Sri Venkateswara Syndicate v. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and Anr.

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Reported as [2009] 14 S.C.R. 57
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and H.L. Dattu JJ.
Decided 24 August 2009

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Insurance - Accidental fire resulting in Joss of cotton stock - Claim - Insurance company appointing Surveyor after Suttteyor and delaying payment towards the claim - Claimant c approaching National Consumer Commission !Jfhich passed an order directing payment of the agreed loss with 6% interest - .... thereon - On appeal, Held: There is no prohibition in the ... Insurance Act for appointment of second Surveyor by the Insurance Company but it has to give satisfactory reasons for not accepting the report of the first Surveyor and the need to appoint second Surveyor - On the facts of the case

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