Marine Insurance Act, 1963
71. Partial loss of goods, merchandise, etc.
Where there is a
partial loss of goods, merchandise, or other movables, the measure of
indemnity, subject of any express provision in the policy, is as follows:-
(1) where part of the
goods, merchandise or other movables insured by a valued policy is totally
lost, the measure of indemnity is such proportion of the sum fixed by the
policy as the insurable value of the part lost bears to the insurable value of
the whole ascertained as in the case of an unvalued policy;
(2) where part of the
goods, merchandise or other movables insured by an unvalued policy is totally
lost, the measure of indemnity is the insurable value of the part lost,
ascertained as in case of total loss;
(3) where the whole or
any part of the goods or merchandise insured has been delivered damaged at its
destination, the measure of indemnity is such proportion of the sum fixed by
the policy in the case of a valued policy, or of the insurable value in the
case of an unvalued policy, as the difference between the gross sound and
damaged values at the place of arrival bears to the gross sound value;
(4) "Gross
value" means the wholesale price, or, if there be no such price, the
estimated value, with, in either case, freight, landing charges, and duty paid
beforehand; provided that, in the case of goods or merchandise customarily sold
in bond, the bonded price is deemed to be the gross value. "Gross
proceeds" means the actual price obtained at a sale where all charges on
sale are paid by the sellers.