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National Insurance Company Ltd. v. The Chief Electoral Officer & Ors.

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Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Abhay S. Oka JJ.
Decided 8 February 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Appellant insurance company is not liable.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Insurance – MOU entered into between Appellant-Insurance company and Respondent No.1 to provide insurance cover to the persons deployed for election related work for Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections in 2000 – Respondent No.2’s husband, a Constable died due to sun stroke while performing election duty – Respondent No.2 sought compensation in 2008 – Respondent No.1 acknowledged the eligibility for payment, Single Judge assigned the liability to pay the amount on the Respondent No.1 and the DM – Appeal filed by Respondent No.1, Division Bench fastened the liability on the appellant – Held…

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