Supreme Court of India
Smt. Alka Shukla v. Life Insurance Corporation of India
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For the above reasons, we are of the view that the judgment of the NCDRC dated 29 April 2016 does not suffer from any error.
Judgment, page 21
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Insurance: Insurance policies – Stipulating accident benefit – Death of assured – Insurer settled the claim in respect of basic cover, while repudiated the claim under accident benefit on the ground that the death had occurred due to heart attack and not due to an accident – Consumer complaint – Allowed by District Forum – State Consumer Commission affirmed the order of District Forum – N ational Consumer Commission set aside the award of compensation i n terms of accident benefit because the death was not due to a bodily in jury resulting from an accident caused by outward, violent and
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