Non Disclosure Of Pre-Existing Illness In MediClaim Proposal Form A Valid Ground For Repudiation: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

25 April 2019 1:50 PM IST

  • Non Disclosure Of Pre-Existing Illness In MediClaim Proposal Form A Valid Ground For Repudiation: SC [Read Judgment]

    "The failure of the insured to disclose the past history of cardiovascular disease was a valid ground for repudiation.”

    The Supreme Court recently allowed an appeal filed by Life Insurance Corporation of India holding that the failure of the insured to disclose the past history of cardiovascular disease was a valid ground for repudiation. Manish Gupta obtained a Mediclaim policy from the LIC. The proposal form had required a disclosure of health details and medical information. He had answered the query...

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