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…