Court : Punjab and Haryana
Decided on : Jun-20-1951
Reported in : AIR1952P& H9
Harnam Singh, J. 1. This order disposes of Civil Miscellaneous (Writs) Nos. 17, 18 and 19 of 1951.2. Briefly summarised, the material facts are these. On the 17th of February, 1951, respondent No. 1 gave notice under Section 52A of the Indian Insurance Act, 1938, hereinafter referred to as the Act, to the Jupiter General Insurance Company, Limited, Bombay, the Empire of India Life Assurance Company, Ltd., Bombay, and the Tropical Insurance Company, Ltd., New Delhi, hereinafter referred to as the companies, that he had reason to believe that the companies were acting in a manner likely to be prejudicial to the interests of holders of life insurance policies of those Companies and informing them that he would hear them on the 26th of February, 1951, in his office in New Delhi, and unless satisfactory cause was shown he would make a report to respondent No. 2 for the appointment of an Administrator to manage the affairs of the companies. Grounds for action under Section 52A of the Act wer...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Punjab and Haryana
Decided on : Jul-26-1951
Reported in : AIR1952P& H113
Kapur, J. 1. This is an appeal against an order passed by Mr. Jagdish Narain Kapur, Senior Subordinate Judge, Simla, holding that the Court at Simla had no jurisdiction to entertain the application because (1) no part of the cause of action arose in Pakistan, and (2) the applicant before him was not residing in Simla. A policy against loss or damage due to fire, lightning, theft, etc. was taken by the applicant Ram Narain Mehra with General Assurance Corporation which has its Branch Office in India in Calcutta. In the schedule given in this insurance policy it is stated:'Agency; Mr. C. S. Deva, Branch Calcutta.The Insured: Mr. Ram Narain Mehra,7A, Birdwood Road, Lahore.'There are given the details of the property insured and at the bottom it is signed by the Acting Branch Manager.2. On the 1st of June, 1947, the applicant booked a box from Lahore (now in Pakistan) for delivery at Dehra Dun which was delivered there on the 17th August 1947. It appears the applicant discovered certain lo...
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