Supreme Court of India
National Insurance Company Limited v. J. Maheshwaramma
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What the Court ordered
In view of the aforesaid legal position, the District Forum held that the insurance company before it failed to establish valid grounds on which they can repudiate the claim.
Judgment, page 4
From the headnote
Consumer Protection Act, 1986 - Insurance policy - Fatal accident - Compensation, claim of - Plea that licence of deceased was fabricated; and policy holder had driving licence to drive tractor trailer and not motor cycle with gear - Award of compensation by forums below holding that deceased had valid insurance policy, accident took place and o insured died during validity of the said policy, thus, driving licence was fabricated, is of no effect - More so, insurance company did not discharge the burden to prove that licence was fabricated - National Commission also holding that deceased had
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