Modern Law of Insurance in India

K S N Murthy Modern Law of Insurance in India is an authority about insurance and has been a key text for professionals and students of Law for over four and a half decades. It is a thematic treatment to the laws applicable to various kinds of insurance prevalent in India. This book succinctly traces the history and evolution of Insurance Law, thoroughly examining its fundamental principles. The systematic arrangement of the topics makes for easy reading and reference. Many decisions of the English and the Indian Courts on insurance are cited and adequately discussed at appropriate places. The present edition has been comprehensively updated and revised to include all major recent case law and legislative developments since publication of last edition.

Key Features:

• The bare bones of the law of insurance have been fleshed out with lucid and comprehensive commentary on its various aspects
• Focuses on the advancements in insurance law since the previous edition
• Contains critical appraisal of judgments of the Indian and foreign Courts that have led to change and development in the legal position
• The book seeks to crystallize, in general, the concept, scope, origin and development of insurance within the legal frameworks of both India and abroad
• Includes important decisions of Supreme Court and various High Courts
• Provides references to the relevant sections of the new Criminal Laws, namely, The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023