https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187275 Deliberate suppression of a prior major operation and false answers about health history justified repudiation of the life insurance policy under Section 45 of the Insurance Act, 1938. The Court applied the principle of utmost good faith and held that, within the statutory period, a policy may be questioned where a material statement is false, material facts are suppressed, and the insured knew the answers were untrue. The omission was material and deliberate, so repudiation was valid. en-us Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 10:37:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187275 Deliberate suppression of a prior major operation and false answers about health history justified repudiation of the life insurance policy under Section 45 of the Insurance Act, 1938. The Court applied the principle of utmost good faith and held that, within the statutory period, a policy may be questioned where a material statement is false, material facts are suppressed, and the insured knew the answers were untrue. The omission was material and deliberate, so repudiation was valid. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=187275