Supreme Court of India

Khatema Fibres Ltd. v. New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr

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Reported as [2021] 9 S.C.R. 268
Bench Hemant Gupta and V. Ramasubramanian JJ.
Decided 28 September 2021

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the Judgment of the National Commission does not call for any interference.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Consumer Protection Act, 1986 – ss. 23 and 2(1)(g) – Surveyor’s Report – Assessment of loss – Correctness of – Accidental fire in the factory of complainant – Waste paper destro yed by fire – Claim raised by complainant estimating the value of the paper destroyed – However, the surveyor appointed by the Insurance Company assessed the loss suffered by the complainant on account of the fire accident at a lesser amount – Consumer complaint – National Commission awarded compensation payable to them on ly to the extent of the assessment made by the final s urveyor – Interference with – Held: Not

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