https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199707 The construction of the word "action" in an insurance policy was central: it was not confined to the narrower term "suit" and was given its ordinary legal meaning as a proceeding in a court of justice. Applying that meaning, an application under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 for filing the arbitration agreement was treated as an "action" within the policy. The court therefore held that such proceedings constituted a pending action within the stipulated period and could preserve the claim against the policy time-bar. The objection under Clause 19 accordingly failed. en-us Thu, 26 Apr 1951 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 Mar 2018 15:12:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199707 The construction of the word "action" in an insurance policy was central: it was not confined to the narrower term "suit" and was given its ordinary legal meaning as a proceeding in a court of justice. Applying that meaning, an application under Section 20 of the Arbitration Act, 1940 for filing the arbitration agreement was treated as an "action" within the policy. The court therefore held that such proceedings constituted a pending action within the stipulated period and could preserve the claim against the policy time-bar. The objection under Clause 19 accordingly failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 26 Apr 1951 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199707