Contractor Says Rains Damaged Road But SC Cites MeT Data That It Didn’t Rain, Rejects His Insurance Claim

Meteorological data is beneficial for many sectors, including agriculture and aviation, but the Supreme Court used such data probably for the first time to reject a contractor’s insurance claim for damage to roads by “heavy rains”.

Mahavir Road and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd had undertaken a contract for resurfacing of roads in Nashik in 2007. Since the work was covered under an insurance policy, the contractor filed a claim for compensation with the insurance company for damage to the roads because of “heavy rains” between June 25 and July 5, 2007.

The contractor intimated the insurance company that “due to heavy rains on June 29, 2007, the roads were inundated and the top layer had been washed out”.Click Here: New Zealand rugby store