A vehicle continues to be insured until the policyholder receives a formal cancellation notice, Karnataka HC held in a recent judgment, asking an insurer to pay over Rs 1.2 lakh as it could not prove that a customer had received formal intimation about annulment of coverage. P Yadava Rao’s car was damaged after being hit…
BENGALURU: The nominee in an insurance policy needs to share insurance benefits with the insured person’s legal heirs if they raise a claim, Dharwad bench of Karnataka HC ruled. Amended section 39 of Insurance Act governing nominations is not intended to override provisions of laws relating to succession like Hindu Succession Act-1956, Justice Anant Ramanath…
BENGALURU: Paternal consent for the adoption of a child born out of rape is inconsequential and immaterial, Karnataka high court said while ruling in favour of a teenage sexual assault survivor who had been refused official permission to legally give her baby to a couple, reports Vasantha Kumar.“When the natural guardians of a child are…