MYSORE SALES INTERNATIONAL LTD. vs UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD. . — SLP(C) No. 27498/2009

Summary of SLP(C) No. 027498/2009 - Mysore Sales International Ltd. v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd. The Supreme Court dismissed multiple Special Leave Petitions filed by Mysore Sales International Ltd. (MSIL), a State Government company, challenging the High Court's decision that made MSIL and the Customs Department jointly and severally liable for goods destroyed in a fire at Bangalore airport in 2000. MSIL had sought to limit its liability to US$20 per package citing a public notice, while the Customs Department challenged the shared liability order. The Court noted that since all parties involved—HAL (Central Government undertaking), the insurer (Central Government-controlled), and the Customs Department (Central Government)—were government entities or instrumentalities, they should have settled the matter through mutual negotiations rather than litigation. The Court directed MSIL and the Customs Department to resolve their respective liability shares through mutual negotiations. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.