Supreme Court of India

Hem Raj v. New India Assurance Co. Ltd

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Reported as [2023] 9 S.C.R. 1187
Bench B. V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan JJ.
Decided 25 July 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid discussion, we allow this appeal and set aside that portion of the Order of the NCDRC di sallowing indemnification of the amount spent towards medical expense s by the appellant-insured.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Consumer Protection – Appellant-insured is the owner of t he vehicle covered by an insurance policy issued by respondent-i nsurer – Vehicle met with an accident – Medical expenses were borne by the appellant in the treatment of the injuries sustained by the injured – Indemnification of – Held: Evidence in the form of Exhibits -19 to -28 issued by the Hospital were on record, as pe r which the appellant had incurred expenditure in the medical treatment of the injured – The insurance company did not dispute these documents , instead, the contention of the insurer before the NC DRC was that

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