M/S. HANIL ERA TEXTILES LTD. vs ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. . — C.A. No. 1112/2000

Case under Section I-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010010262000

Filing Date

17-Jan-2000

Registration No

C.A. No. 1112/2000

Diary Number

1026/2000

Order Date

29-Nov-2000

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 30-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section I-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M/S. HANIL ERA TEXTILES LTD.

    Adv. ABHIJAT P. MEDH (Dead / Retired / Elevated)

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. .

    Adv. M. K. DUA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-Nov-2000

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 15-Nov-2000

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 17-Jan-2000

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 1112/2000

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casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: Hanil Era Textiles Ltd. v. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and ruled that Oriental Insurance Company illegally withheld Rs. 1,20,77,614/- from the appellant's fire insurance claim. The court found that the Blow-room in the textile mill was properly segregated from the rest of the facility (evidenced by double fire-proof doors, the fire not spreading to it, and the insurer's initial charging of higher premium for that section), making the insurance company's subsequent demand for additional premium of Rs. 1,13,13,344/- unjustified. The court ordered the insurer to pay the withheld amount with 12% annual interest from the complaint filing date, holding that the insurer breached principles of utmost good faith by failing to inform the insured about required fire-protection systems before policy issuance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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