Brief case: Insurer's rejection quashed

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Insurer’s rejection quashed

The Supreme Court has dismissed two appeals of the National Insurance Company, which had rejected claims by Hindustan Safety Glass Works Ltd and Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd for damage caused to its works by floodwater and fire. The insurance company repudiated the claims on grounds of delay, but the court found the delay was caused by the insurer itself. In the first case of Hindustan Safety Glass Works, rain caused damages which the first surveyor determined at Rs 24 lakh against a claim of Rs 53 lakh. The insurer felt the surveyor’s report was not bona