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ADAMJEE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED vs The PRESIDENT, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN Ss — 2024 CLD 1563 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH

Case information

Citation
2024 CLD 1563 KARACHI-HIGH-COURT-SINDH
Court
Sindh High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
CLD
Parties
ADAMJEE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED vs The PRESIDENT, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN Ss
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
S. 127; Insurance Ordinance

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Judgment text as reported

ADAMJEE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS The PRESIDENT, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN Ss. 122 & 127---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Insurance dispute---Fire policy---Mal-administration---Ombudsman and Insurance Tribunal, jurisdiction of---Scope---Petitioner / Insurance Company was aggrieved of directions issued by Ombudsman to pay compensation to respondent / policy holder---Validity---Ombudsman travelled away from his contours defined under law---It was a case to be tried before Insurance Tribunal and not by the Ombudsman---Respondent / policy holder opted for wrong forum for a claim under fire policy---If such adjudication of policy claim was entrusted to Ombudsman, adjudication via Insurance Tribunal would become redundant---Adjudication of fire policy was not required under S. 127 of Insurance Ordinance, 2000---High Court did not find any mal-administration whereas merit of claim was not adjudicated before proper forum---High Court set aside concurrent findings by two fora below as lack of jurisdiction exercised had reduced the findings to a cipher---Constitutional petition was allowed in circumstances.

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