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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
S.MANU
Coco-Latex Exports Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
National Insurance Company Ltd. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. insurance policies covered fire-damaged factory stocks and assets. (Para 2) |
| 2. claim settled via voucher; dispute over deductions and arbitrability. (Para 4) |
| 3. petitioner's argument: voucher does not bar arbitration per supreme court. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. respondent objects; court holds dispute arbitrable, appoints arbitrator. (Para 7 , 8) |
JUDGMENT :
S.MANU, J.
The petitioner is a Private Limited Company. It runs a factory in Pala and a depot in Alleppey. It had entered into two policies with the respondent company:- (1) National Bharat Sookshma Udyam Suraksha Policy No.60210012310000111 with respect to stocks, having validity from 27.07.2023 to midnight of 26.07.2024 under occupancy details as “mattress and pillow making”, for the factory, with total location sum insured of Rs.2,94,20,248/- and (2) National Bharat Laghu Udyam Suraksha Policy No.602100112310000112 for the assets in the factory, with the policy effective from 27.07.2023 to midnight of 26.07.2024, again under the occupancy details of “mattress and pillow making”, for total location sum insured of Rs.17,02,96,781/-. Copies of the policy have been produced as Annexures 1 and 2.
2. An accidental fire broke out i
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