Cement Corporation Of India vs Icici Lombard General Insurance ...
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Case Significance
Cement Corporation Of India vs Icici Lombard General Insurance ... is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 16, 2025 (citation: insc-2025-1444). Insurance claim appeal where the insured's factory suffered fire damage caused by thieves using a blow torch to steal transformer copper. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding fire was an independently insured peril and the theft exclusion under the RSMD clause could not be applied to deny coverage when fire was the proximate cause of damage. The bench comprised Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vijay Bishnoi.
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Summary
Insurance claim appeal where the insured's factory suffered fire damage caused by thieves using a blow torch to steal transformer copper. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding fire was an independently insured peril and the theft exclusion under the RSMD clause could not be applied to deny coverage when fire was the proximate cause of damage.
What was the outcome of Cement Corporation Of India vs Icici Lombard General Insurance ...?
Insurance claim appeal where the insured's factory suffered fire damage caused by thieves using a blow torch to steal transformer copper. The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, holding fire was an inde...
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Judgment
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Read on Indian KanoonSource: Indian Kanoon (insc-2025-1444)