https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465335 In a fire insurance claim, the SC held that once actual fire damage was proved and there was no finding of fraud, intentional ignition, or other exclusionary conduct by the insured, the precise cause of the fire was immaterial and repudiation on the basis of an inconclusive survey report was unsustainable. It further construed the policy expression "FFF" to mean furniture, fixtures and fittings, applying a broad interpretation in favour of coverage. On loss quantification, contemporaneous business records were accepted as sufficient proof of stock loss, while the surveyor's contrary valuation was rejected as unreasoned and perverse; the interest component was modified only as to rate and commencement. en-us Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:54:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465335 In a fire insurance claim, the SC held that once actual fire damage was proved and there was no finding of fraud, intentional ignition, or other exclusionary conduct by the insured, the precise cause of the fire was immaterial and repudiation on the basis of an inconclusive survey report was unsustainable. It further construed the policy expression "FFF" to mean furniture, fixtures and fittings, applying a broad interpretation in favour of coverage. On loss quantification, contemporaneous business records were accepted as sufficient proof of stock loss, while the surveyor's contrary valuation was rejected as unreasoned and perverse; the interest component was modified only as to rate and commencement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=465335