Insurance Act, 1938

Act No. 4 of 1938 In force from 1939-07-01 Ministry of Finance 260 sections

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the business of insurance.

29 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• New India Assurance Company Ltd. Through Its Manager v. M/S Tata Steel Ltd.
  2024 INSC 35630 April 2024Disposed of

  A claim for 35.08 crores was filed by the insured after the ‘20 Hi Cold Rolling Mill’ was totally destroyed due to fire. Since running of the company was important, the Insured got a new 6 Hi Cold Rolling Mill installed in its…

• Mahakali Sujatha v. The Branch Manager, Future Generali
  2024 INSC 29610 April 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  The present civil appeal has been filed by the complainant, who is the daughter of the insured-deceased, who is also the nominee under the subject life insurance policies of her late father. The controversy in the present case…

• Jacob Punnen & Anr. v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
  2021 INSC 8539 December 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Khatema Fibres Ltd. v. New India Assurance Company Ltd. & Anr
  2021 INSC 56528 September 2021Dismissed
• Shree Ambica Medical Stores & Ors. v. The Surat People’S Co-Operative Bank Limited & Ors.
  2020 INSC 9828 January 2020Dismissed
• The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Sri Buchiyyamma Rice Mill & Anr.
  2020 INSC 7121 January 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Ashatai W/O Anand Duparte v. Shriram City Union Finance Ltd.
  2019 INSC 54016 April 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Anandrao Ramchandra Salunke v. Life Insurance Corporation of India & Anr.
  2019 INSC 3287 March 2019Dismissed
• LIC of India v. Insure Policy Plus Services Pvt. Ltd. & Ors.
  2015 INSC 94629 December 2015Dismissed
• The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. M/S. Protection Manufacturers Pvt. Ltd.
  2010 INSC 3898 July 2010Dismissed
• Sri Venkateswara Syndicate v. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and Anr.
  2009 INSC 107124 August 2009Partly allowed
• Challamma v. Tilaga & Ors.
  2009 INSC 99031 July 2009Dismissed
• New India Assurance Company Limited v. Pradeep Kumar
  2009 INSC 4729 April 2009Dismissed
• Assurance Company Ltd. v. Sadanand Mukhi and Others
  2008 INSC 149118 December 2008Appeal(s) allowed
• Kamla Chaturvedi v. National Insurance Co. & Ors.
  2008 INSC 131118 November 2008Partly allowed
• M/S. Krishna Food & Baking Industry P. Ltd. v. M/S. New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.
  2008 INSC 12667 November 2008Disposed of
• Deokar Exports Pvt. Ltd. v. New India Assurance Company Ltd.
  2008 INSC 107123 September 2008Dismissed
• United India Insurance Company Ltd. v. Manubhai Dharmasinhabhai Gajera & Ors.
  2008 INSC 73016 May 2008Dismissed
• Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Jaya Chandel
  2008 INSC 1527 February 2008Allowed
• P.C. Chacko and Anr. v. Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India and Ors.
  2007 INSC 116620 November 2007Dismissed
• Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi v. Oriental Fire & General Insurance Co.Ltd.
  2007 INSC 64418 May 2007Disposed of
• New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Harshadbhai Amrutbhai Modhiyand Anr.
  2006 INSC 26328 April 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Master Marine Services Pvt. Ltd. v. Metcalfe and Hodgkinson Pvt. Ltd. and Anr.
  2005 INSC 21419 April 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Seema Malhotra and Others
  2001 INSC 9720 February 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• New India Assurance Co. Ltd v. Rula and Ors.
  2000 INSC 1267 March 2000Dismissed
• Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking v. Basanti Devi and Anr.
  1999 INSC 44428 September 1999Disposed of
• Road Transport Company v. Bhan Singh and Anr.
  1998 INSC 26922 July 1998Dismissed
• Oriental Insurance Co, Ltd. v. Inderjit Kaur and Ors.
  1997 INSC 7928 December 1997Dismissed
• Life Insurance Corporation of India v. Vishwanath Verma and Ors.
  1994 INSC 42930 September 1994Appeal(s) allowed