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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD AT LUCKNOW BENCH
Pankaj Bhatia, J.
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Shradha Padmaja Awasthi – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. award details and initial arguments outlined. (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. contentions of petitioner and respondent presented. (Para 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 3. statutory provisions of insurance law discussed. (Para 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 4. judgements on good faith and material disclosure. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 5. misstatement consequences in insurance claims. (Para 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29) |
| 6. conclusions on agent liability and compliance. (Para 30 , 31 , 32 , 33) |
| 7. final order dismissing the claim. (Para 34 , 35) |
JUDGMENT :
Pankaj Bhatia, J.
1. Heard Sri Prasoon Srivastava, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Dhruv Kumar, learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent no.1. None appears for opposite party no.2.
2. The present application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed challenging an award dated 21.12.2020 passed by the Permanent Lok Adalat, Lucknow in Case No. 06 of 2017 ( Smt. Padmaja Awasthi vs Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Company Limited and another ), whereby, the complaint filed by the respondent no.1 was allowed and the petitioner was directed to pay compensation of Rs.50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lac Onl
Insurers must comply with statutory obligations of disclosure; failure to do so prevents repudiation of claims based on misrepresentations in policy applications.
In insurance contracts, the insured must disclose all material facts; failure to do so can lead to repudiation of claims under Section 45 of the Insurance Act, 1938.
The insured's obligation to disclose health status is limited to knowledge of such conditions, and unsubstantiated claims of suppression cannot invalidate a life insurance policy.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the suppression of material information regarding health condition can only lead to the repudiation of an insurance claim if the cause of deat....
The duty of the proposer to disclose all material facts in the proposal form and the materiality of the non-disclosed information for the assessment of risk in insurance contracts.
The duty of the insured to disclose all material facts at the time of obtaining an insurance policy, the significance of material facts in influencing the decision of a prudent insurer, and the conse....
1) Per Sec. 45 of Insurance Act, claim can be repudiated, if it is proved that the assured knowingly and fraudulently suppressed the material facts.2) Contractual duty so imposed on the Insured is su....
Insurers cannot repudiate a policy for suppression of facts unless they prove a causal link to the cause of death; mere suppression is insufficient.
Insurers have the right to repudiate life insurance policies for suppression of material facts, emphasizing the duty of utmost good faith in insurance contracts.
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