Marine Insurance Act, 1963 · Disclosure and representations
Section 19: Insurance is uberrimae fidei
A contract of marine insurance is a contract based upon the utmost good faith, and if the utmost good faith be not observed by either party, the contract may be avoided by the other party.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 19
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Hind Offshore Pvt. Ltd. v. Iffco – Tokio General
NCDRC whether justified in passing the impugned order holding that the respondent-insurance company was under no contractual or legal obligation to reimburse the appellant f or the loss suffered by it on account of…
- Contship Container Lines Ltd. v. D.K. Lall and Ors.
- M/S. Sea Lark Fisheries v. United India Insurance Co. and Anr.