Supreme Court of India

Life Insurance Corporation of India and Ors. v. Smt. Asha Goel and Anr.

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Bench B.N. Kirpal and D.P. Mohapatra JJ.
Decided 13 December 2000

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Constitution of India, 1950 : Article 226----Writ Jurisdiction of High Courts-Life insurance coverage for husband-Died of cardiac arrest a year thereafter-Wife claiming the insured amount-LIC repudiating her claim on the ground that deceased withheld correct information regarding his health at the time of effecting insurance-Wife filing writ petition in the High Court for a direction of payment of the sum assured--Objection raised by the Corporation on maintainability of the writ petition-Single Judge allowed the writ petition holding that liability of the Corporation was statutory- -On…

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